West Virginia

West Virginia is a state U.S. state

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 of the United States United States

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 in the region of Appalachia Appalachia

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, also known as The Mountain State. West Virginia broke away from the Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia

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 during the American Civil War American Civil War

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 and was admitted to the Union as a separate state on June 20, 1863 .

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1861   American Civil War: West Virginia secedes from Virginia. 1862   American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln signs an act that admits West Virginia to the Union (thus dividing Virginia in two); meanwhile, the Battle of Stones River is fought near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 1863   West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state. 1897   Elva Zona Heaster found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband was perhaps the only case in United States history where the testimony of a ghost helped secure a conviction. 1900   A coal mine explosion in West Virginia traps 50 coal miners. 1960   On the campaign trail in West Virginia, Senator John F. Kennedy says, in reply to a question about his Roman Catholic faith, "I don't think that my religion is anyone's business." 1970   A fatal airplane accident in Wayne County, West Virginia, claims the lives of all 75 onboard, including 37 players and five coaches from the Marshall University football team. 1974   Daredevil Bob Gill fails a world-record attempt to jump Appalachia Lake in West Virginia.

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West Virginia is a state U.S. state

A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to as a state [i] ... 

 of the United States United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

 in the region of Appalachia Appalachia

[i] [[United States]... 

, also known as The Mountain State. West Virginia broke away from the Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is one of the original thirteen colonies [i] of the United States [i] ... 

 during the American Civil War American Civil War

The American Civil War was a sectional conflict in the United States of America [i] between the federal ... 

 and was admitted to the Union as a separate state on June 20, 1863 .

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