Portal:West Virginia
The West Virginia PortalPanorama northwest, northeast and east from a ridge along West Virginia Route 42 between Elk Garden and Sulphur City in Mineral County, West Virginia (2016)
West Virginia is a state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north and east, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with a population of 1,793,716 residents. The capital and most populous city is Charleston with a population of 49,055. West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key border state during the American Civil War. It was the only state to form by separating from a Confederate state, one of two states (along with Nevada) admitted to the Union during the Civil War, and the second state to separate from another state, after Maine separated from Massachusetts in 1820. Some of its residents held slaves, but most were yeoman farmers, and the delegates provided for the gradual abolition of slavery in the new state constitution. The state legislature abolished slavery in the state, and at the same time ratified the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery nationally on February 3, 1865. West Virginia's eastern panhandle region are considered part of the Washington metropolitan area, between Maryland and Virginia. West Virginia is often included in several U.S. geographical regions, including the Mid-Atlantic, the Upland South, and the Southeastern United States. It is the only state entirely within the area served by the Appalachian Regional Commission; the area is commonly defined as "Appalachia". (Full article... )
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Francis H. Pierpont, a leader during the Second Wheeling Convention (from West Virginia)
- West Virginia population density map (from
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1751French And Indian War (from History of West Virginia)
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Shaded relief map of theRidge-and-valley Appalachians (from West Virginia)
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Thecapitol building from statehood in 1863 until March 28, 1870, when the capitol was transferred to Charleston, West Virginia (from History of West Virginia)
- 1715 Nicolas de Fer map showing the Native American areas known as Tionontatacaga and Calicuas (from
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Veterans Memorial Bridge carries US 22 from Weirton WV into Ohio. (from West Virginia)The
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Historical coat of arms of West Virginia (illustrated, 1876) (from West Virginia)
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Joe Manchin, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, and Representative David McKinley (2017) (from West Virginia)From left, Senator
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A toll plaza on theWest Virginia Turnpike (from West Virginia)
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A view of theNew River in West Virginia, the world's third-oldest river geologically (from History of West Virginia)
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, changed hands a dozen times during the American Civil War. (from History of West Virginia)
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The summit ofSpruce Knob is often covered in clouds. (from West Virginia)
- Slave woman tending to a white baby in West Virginia, 1865 (from
- Counties (in blue) approving Virginia's secession from the U.S. (from
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Child labor in the coal mines of West Virginia, 1908 (from West Virginia)
- State of Westylvania proposed to the U.S. Congress (from
- Packed circles diagram showing estimates of the ethnic origins of people in West Virginia in 2021. (from
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Racial plurality in West Virginia by county, per the 2020 U.S. censusLegend
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Welch, McDowell County, 1946 (from West Virginia)Saturday afternoon street scene,
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Bituminous coal seam in southwestern West Virginia (from West Virginia)
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Harpers Ferry alternated between Confederate and Union rule eight times during the American Civil War, and was finally annexed by West Virginia. (from West Virginia)
- Map of Virginia dated June 13, 1861, featuring the percentage of slave population within each county at the 1860 census and the proposed state of Kanawha (from
- Turnout by county in the October 24, 1861, West Virginia statehood vote (from
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Bluefield, a major center for coal mining, in 2014 (from West Virginia)
- Votes by county in the October 1861 statehood vote (from
Did you know -
- ... that the first exhibit of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame came from founder Michael Lipton's record collection?
- ... that prior to becoming West Virginia's first African-American judge, Leon P. Miller was McDowell County's assistant prosecuting attorney, a Welch city councilman, and U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands?
- ... that West Virginia lawyer Arthur G. Froe served as D.C. Recorder of Deeds under three presidents and was appointed by President Wilson as a draft board legal advisor during World War I?
- ... that the China Folk House Retreat dismantled a Chinese folk house and rebuilt it in West Virginia?
- ... that part of West Virginia's Princeton–Deepwater District railway was so steep that only shortened coal trains could ascend it?
- ... that the general manager of a West Virginia TV station called changing its network affiliation "the hardest decision I've ever had to make"?
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- 1992 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Longestview (talk · contribs · new pages (8)) started on 2024-04-21, score: 40
- 1996 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Longestview (talk · contribs · new pages (8)) started on 2024-04-21, score: 40
- Jordan Brewster (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Christiangamer7 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-04-07, score: 36
- African Americans in West Virginia (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by 12.110.37.88 (talk · contribs · new pages (8)) started on 2024-04-19, score: 40
- Esmery Martínez (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by DetroitFan7 (talk · contribs · new pages (23)) started on 2024-04-18, score: 40
- Clara Gibson Maxwell (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Eos19 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-04-17, score: 30
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- List of third-party and independent performances in West Virginia state legislative elections (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Longestview (talk · contribs · new pages (8)) started on 2024-04-12, score: 20
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- Saint Charles Catholic Mission Church (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by WV Veritas (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-04-10, score: 20
- Yutaro Tsukada (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by RedPatch (talk · contribs · new pages (39)) started on 2024-04-09, score: 40
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- ^ "Biggest US Cities By Population - West Virginia - 2018 Population". Biggest US Cities. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.