Governor Spotswood took a group up the Appalachian Mountains and 'looked' into what is now West Virginia. He created a gold horseshoe for each of the members of the party and that is now an award given to 8th Grade students who place high in the WV history test given that year.
The Pringle Brothers lived in a hollow Sycamore tree and are believed to be the first residents of the state.
The first capital of West Virginia was in Wheeling.
The capital of West Virginia is Charleston.
Switzerland has been inhabited since around 8,000 BC. The first tribes to be known by name were the Helvettii living in the west and the Vindelici living in the east, around 100 BC.
No, the first Battle of Bull Run, also known as the First Battle of Manassas, took place in Virginia, not West Virginia. It occurred on July 21, 1861, near the town of Manassas, Virginia, during the American Civil War. West Virginia did not become a state until 1863.
The USS West Virginia (BB-48) was known as the "Wee Vee".
West Virginia
Switzerland has been inhabited since around 8,000 BC. The first tribes to be known by name were the Helvettii living in the west and the Vindelici living in the east, around 100 BC.
West Virginia is known as the Mountain State.
West Virginia ceceded from Virginia and became a state in 1863
The West Virginia Colored Institute was established in 1891.
Wheeling became the first capital city of West Virginia when West Virginia became the 35th U.S. state on June 20, 1863.
The first mothers day was celebrated in West Virginia in 1908.It is borded by Pennsylvania and Maryland on the north. Kentucky and Ohio make up the western side.