Slavery a Key Issue that Led to West Virginia Statehood
By JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH City Editor The corner of 10th and Market streets was a bustling site in the 1850s, a place where people could buy daily necessities or where children could pick up a sweet...
View ArticleJune 20, 1863 a 'Coquettish' Day, Says Daily Intelligencer
On June 20, 1863, the Daily Intelligencer of Wheeling called the day "coquettish" - less so because the region changed its allegiance from Virginia to the "35th star to the constellation of the...
View ArticleOpinion of Abraham Lincoln on the Admission of West Virginia
The Consent of the Legislature of Virginia is constitutionally necessary to the bill for the admission of West Virginia becoming a law. A body claiming to be such Legislature has given its consent.
View ArticleEverything Lined Up for West Virginia
By DAVID JAVERSAK In the 1960s, the definitive textbook history of the United States in the mid-19th century - James Randall and David Donald's "The Civil War and Reconstruction" - described statehood...
View ArticleWest Virginia: A Timeline
The following is a timeline of the formation of West Virginia as the 35th state. 1860 ? Nov. 6 - Abraham Lincoln elected as the 16th President, gaining only 39.8 percent of the popular vote. ? De.
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