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250 Years · 50 States · One Historic Milestone
West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863, separating from Virginia after Virginia's s...
Read more →The completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway through West Virginia in 1873 opened the...
Read more →West Virginia's coal fields in the Appalachian mountains became among the most productive...
Read more →In August and September of 1921, approximately 10,000 armed coal miners marched through th...
Read more →Federal programs under President Roosevelt's New Deal brought significant investment to We...
Read more →West Virginia's coal mines operated at maximum capacity during World War II, supplying the...
Read more →Spruce Knob, at 4,863 feet the highest point in West Virginia, offered panoramic views of...
Read more →The National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank, West Virginia, developed into one...
Read more →In December 2020, the New River Gorge in West Virginia was designated as a national park,...
Read more →Today, West Virginia is navigating a transition as coal employment declines and the state...
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