Philip Mallory Conley has written:

'Beacon lights of West Virginia history' -- subject(s): History

'West Virginia yesterday and today'

'West Virginia' -- subject(s): History

The address of the Friends Of West Virginia Culture And History Inc is: Po Box 3696, Charleston, WV 25336-3696

Kenneth R. Bailey has written:

'Mountaineers are free' -- subject(s): History, Military History, West Virginia, West Virginia. Air National Guard, West Virginia. National Guard

West Virginia was once part of Virginia. When Virginia declared secession from the United States to become part of the Confederacy, the counties in northwestern Virginia voted to secede from Virginia and remain loyal to the United States. That area of Virginia became West Virginia. West Virginia became the 35th U.S. state on June 20, 1863.