1. In 1862, Confederate forces under General Robert E. Lee crossed the Potomac River into Maryland, beginning the Maryland Campaign. The campaign would end in the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, on September 17.

2. On September 7, 1927, construction began on the Hawks Nest Tunnel in Fayette County, West Virginia. The tunnel is over three miles long and was built as part of a hydroelectric project. The project was controversial and dangerous, with many workers suffering from silicosis due to the dust from the tunnel excavation.

3. In 1954, the first television station in West Virginia, WSAZ-TV, began broadcasting in Huntington. Today, it is the oldest television station in the state and covers most of West Virginia and parts of Kentucky and Ohio.

4. On September 7, 1979, the Silver Bridge over the Ohio River between Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio collapsed during rush hour traffic. Forty-six people died in the tragedy, and the cause was attributed to a faulty eyebar suspension system.

5. West Virginia University's first football game of the 2019 season was played on September 7 against James Madison University. The game was played at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown and ended in a 20-13 victory for West Virginia.