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West Virginia, Statehood granted
State of West Virginia - Wikipedia
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West Virginia became a state following the Wheeling Conventions of 1861, in which delegates from some Unionist counties of northwestern Virginia decided to break away from Virginia during the American Civil War, although they included many secessionist counties in the new state.West Virginia Admitted as the 35th State in the Union June 20, 1863
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West Virginia Admitted as the 35th State in the Union. "Mountaineers Are Always Free" is the state motto of West Virginia. The phrase reflects the history and identity of the state and indicates how West Virginia became the 35th state in the Union on June 20, 1863.West Virginia - U.S. States - HISTORY.com
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Find out more about the history of West Virginia, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. ... Date of Statehood: June 20,
1863 ...
West Virginia enters the Union - Jun 20, 1863 - HISTORY.com
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The region became increasingly important to the Virginia state government at Richmond ... the admission of West Virginia into the Union effective June 20,
1863.
Why did West Virginia separate from Virginia? - FunTrivia
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10 Mar 2002 ... 1863 - West Virginia became the 35th state (June 20). ... On December 9, the governor approved an act forbidding residency of any slave who entered the
state after June 20, 1863. ... http://www.callwva.com/facts/dates.cfm
West Virginia created by secession from Southern Confederate state ...
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On this date in 1861, West Virginia began the Secessionist Convention that would ... John Carlile and Waitman T. Willey became United States senators and
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West Virginia Admitted as the 35th State in the Union June 20, 1863 ... The region became increasingly important to the Virginia state government at.
Richmond ...
How West Virginia became a state | Lifestyles | theet.com
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10 Jun 2015 ... And then, “on April 20, 1863, Lincoln issues statehood and it takes effect in 60 days,” which, of course, was June 20, 1863, West Virginia's date ...
West Virginia Day in the United States - Time and Date
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West Virginia Day is a state holiday in West Virginia and many state offices, libraries and ... On June 20, 1863, West Virginia became a member of the Union.
West Virginia's Birthday Recalls A State Born Of Civil War : NPR
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23 Jun 2013 ... One hundred and fifty years ago this week, West Virginia became the 35th state in the union. Born in in 1863, the middle of the Civil War, the ...
West Virginia
US State
West Virginia is an eastern U.S. state in the tree-covered Appalachian Mountains. The town of Harpers Ferry, where the Shenandoah River meets the Potomac River, is the site of a famous Civil War–era raid. Surrounded by a national historical park, the town looks as it did in the 19th century, with many of the buildings open to the public as living-history museums.
Capital: Charleston
Nickname: Mountain State
Population: 1.844 million (2015)
Governor: Jim Justice (D)
State bird: Northern cardinal
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