No, West Virginia did not become a US State until 1863.
Mingo County.
West Virginia.
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No this statement is false. Virgina was the last state to join the confederacy.
Virginia was once a MUCH larger state. Over a period of years, other states were divided from Virginia. The last was when the state of West Virginia was separated. A portion of the shape of the state is determined by rivers and ocean that form the boundaries.
No, Hawaii was the last state to join the Union.
Virginia and West Virginia
The last county formed in West Virginia was Mingo County.
In 1866, there were 37 states in the United States. This was after the Civil War and during the Reconstruction era, as several Southern states had been re-admitted to the Union after their secession. The last state to join before 1866 was West Virginia, which became a state in 1863.
Arizona was the last southwestern state to join the Union.
Hawaii