Portal:West Virginia

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Panorama northwest, northeast and east from a ridge along West Virginia Route 42 between Elk Garden and Sulphur City in Mineral County, West Virginia (2016)

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West Virginia is a state in the Southern or 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 which has 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 Northern Panhandle extends adjacent to Pennsylvania and Ohio to form a tristate area, with Wheeling, Weirton, and Morgantown just across the border from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Huntington in the southwest is close to Ohio and Kentucky, while Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry in the 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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Interstate 81 (I-81) in the US state of West Virginia crosses the Eastern Panhandle region, linking Virginia to Maryland. The Interstate Highway, completed in 1966, spans 26 miles (42 km) through Berkeley County, paralleling U.S. Route 11 (US 11) for its entire length. I-81 enters the state near Ridgeway, travels northeast, bypassing the city of Martinsburg, and leaves the state at the Potomac River, which serves as the state line. The first solicitations for the construction of I-81 were published in 1959, with the first six miles (9.7 km) of freeway being opened in 1963, and the full length was completed by 1966. On average, between 45,000 and 60,000 vehicles use the freeway through the panhandle per day. (Full article...)

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Corbett in March 2019

John Joseph Corbett Jr. (born May 9, 1961) is an American actor and country music singer. On television, he is best known for his roles as Chris Stevens on Northern Exposure (1990–1995), Aidan Shaw on Sex and the City (2000–2003), Max Gregson on United States of Tara (2009–2011), and Seth Holt on Parenthood (2011–2015). In film, he is known for roles in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise, Raising Helen (2004), The Messengers (2007), Sex and the City 2 (2010), Ramona & Beezus (2010), and the To All the Boys film trilogy (2018–2021).

In addition to acting, Corbett has pursued a career in country music, releasing the studio albums John Corbett (2006) and Leaving Nothin' Behind (2013) with the former reaching number 45 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. (Full article...)

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Image 1A view of the New River in West Virginia, the world's third-oldest river geologically (from History of West Virginia)
Image 2The iconic New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville (from West Virginia)
Image 3Votes by county in the October 1861 statehood vote (from West Virginia)
Image 4A toll plaza on the West Virginia Turnpike (from West Virginia)
Image 5Counties (in blue) approving Virginia's secession from the U.S. (from History of West Virginia)
Image 6Child labor in the coal mines of West Virginia, 1908 (from West Virginia)
Image 7The Linsly Institute building in Wheeling, West Virginia, which served as the state's first capitol building from statehood in 1863 until March 28, 1870, when the capitol was transferred to Charleston, West Virginia (from History of West Virginia)
Image 8Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight, a statue on the grounds of the West Virginia State Capitol (from West Virginia)
Image 9Turnout by county in the October 24, 1861, West Virginia statehood vote (from History of West Virginia)
Image 10Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County (from West Virginia)
Image 111751 Fry-Jefferson map showing early ferries and established colonial borders before the French And Indian War (from History of West Virginia)
Image 12Köppen climate types of West Virginia, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from West Virginia)

Racial plurality in West Virginia by county, per the 2020 U.S. census

Legend

Non-Hispanic White

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

(from West Virginia)

Image 14Francis H. Pierpont, a leader during the Second Wheeling Convention (from West Virginia)
Image 15Bluefield, a major center for coal mining, in 2014 (from West Virginia)
Image 16The summit of Spruce Knob is often covered in clouds. (from West Virginia)
Image 17Shaded relief map of the Cumberland Plateau and Ridge-and-valley Appalachians (from West Virginia)
Image 18The Veterans Memorial Bridge carries US 22 from Weirton WV into Ohio. (from West Virginia)
Image 19John S. Carlile, a leader during the First Wheeling Convention (from History of West Virginia)
Image 20Packed circles diagram showing estimates of the ethnic origins of people in West Virginia in 2021. (from West Virginia)
Image 21Thomas Lee, the first manager of the Ohio Company of Virginia (from West Virginia)
Image 22Map 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 West Virginia)
Image 231715 Nicolas de Fer map showing the Native American areas known as Tionontatacaga and Calicuas (from History of West Virginia)
Image 24West Virginia Independence Hall, site of the Wheeling Convention (from History of West Virginia)
Image 25Saturday afternoon street scene, Welch, McDowell County, 1946 (from West Virginia)
Image 26Thomas Lee, the first manager of the Ohio Company of Virginia (from History of West Virginia)
Image 27From left, Senator Joe Manchin, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, and Representative David McKinley in 2017 (from West Virginia)
Image 28Historical coat of arms of West Virginia (illustrated, 1876) (from West Virginia)
Image 29Bituminous coal seam in southwestern West Virginia (from West Virginia)
Image 30Harpers Ferry alternated between Confederate and Union rule eight times during the American Civil War, and was finally annexed by West Virginia. (from West Virginia)
Image 31Map of West Virginia counties (from West Virginia)
Image 32State of Westylvania proposed to the U.S. Congress (from West Virginia)
Image 33West Virginia population density map (from West Virginia)
Image 34Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, changed hands a dozen times during the American Civil War. (from History of West Virginia)

Did you know -

... that in 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld West Virginia's largest punitive damages award in history, awarding $10 million – 526 times larger than the compensatory damages?
... that the 1967 Fairmont State Falcons won West Virginia's first national title in football?
... that professor Ruth Ann Davis made the largest-ever single contribution to Potomac State College of West Virginia University to support nursing scholarships in memory of her mother?
... that the first exhibit of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame came from founder Michael Lipton's record collection?
... that after Lew Dickey Sr. broke into the radio business by buying a station in West Virginia, his son would go on to own Cumulus Media?
... that William H. Davis was the first teacher of Booker T. Washington and the first African American to be nominated as a candidate for West Virginia governor in 1888?

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