Jerry West was born and raised in Chelyan, West Virginia. He attended high school in East Bank, WV and then college at West Virginia University.
No, the first Battle of Bull Run, also known as the First Battle of Manassas, took place in Virginia, not West Virginia. It occurred on July 21, 1861, near the town of Manassas, Virginia, during the American Civil War. West Virginia did not become a state until 1863.
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No, that was South Carolina. West Virginia was a new state formed from the Western counties of Virginia, which had voted solidly against secession, and broke away from Virginia to join the USA in 1863.
Colonel George Spencer "Spanky" Roberts of Fairmont, WV and Capt. Mac Ross of Dayton, Ohio both graduated from West Virginia State College. Roberts went on to the full rank of Colonel, retiring in 1968. He served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Capt. Ross was killed during WWII when his P-51 was shot down.
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West Virginia Wesleyan College was created in 1890.
West Virginia Junior College at Morgantown was created in 1922.
West Virginia Northern Community College was created in 1972.
West Virginia University College of Law was created in 1878.
Glenville State College is located in the state of West Virginia.
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Potomac State College of West Virginia University was created in 1901.
Paul Quinn College, founded in 1872, was the first historically black college founded west of the Mississippi River.
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The first capital of West Virginia was in Wheeling.
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