New Battlefield Site Replacing Dilapidated Harpers Ferry Buildings
Five derelict buildings in Harpers Ferry are being torn down beginning this month. A new battlefield landscape will take their place.
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First Wheeling Convention
May 13, 1861: Political Leaders from Northwestern Virginia Gather in Wheeling
On May 13, 1861, political leaders, mostly from northwestern Virginia, gathered in Wheeling to address Virginia’s recent secession from the Union. At the…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJune 20, 1863: West Virginia Enters the Union
On June 20, 1863, West Virginia entered the Union as the nation’s 35th state. It was the end of an unprecedented ladder to statehood that began with the…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJune 20, 1863: West Virginia Enters the Union
On June 20, 1863, West Virginia entered the Union as the nation’s 35th state. It was the end of an unprecedented ladder to statehood that began with the…
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