Three facts about West Virginia

Answer 1

-Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.

-The Homestead Act was signed in 1862.

-congress passed first income tax law in 1861.

-Pony Express mail service began between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.

-The Korean conflict began in 1950

-Operation Iraqi freedom was in 2003

-West Virginia is the only state to be created from another state.

- Abraham Lincoln only received 26,388 popular votes from the slave states.

-With the aid of the Virginia literary fund, there were 1,300 primary schools in western Virginia by 1850.
West Virginia was the only state formed from the Civil War. It's considered the most southern northern state. It's also considered the most northern southern state. The state was formed on June 20, 1863. It's motto is "montani semper liberi," which means, "mountaineers are always free." West Virginia is home to the longest steel arch bridge east of the Mississippi River. The person who founded Mother's Day (Anna Jarvis) is from this state. Actors Chris Sarandon and Don Knotts are from West Virginia. West Virginia is also home to country singers Brad Paisley and Kathy Mattea. 75% of the state is covered in forests. It has the largest average altitude east of the Mississippi River. The first brick street in the world was laid in Charleston, WV.

Answer 2

# It seceded from a state that had seceded from the Union. # It has the Timber Rattler as the official state reptile. # It is the only state located entirely within the Appalachian Mountain Range. # It is the highest state East of the Mississippi River. # It became a State in a manner that was probably illegal and Un-Constitutional.

Answer 3

• It was the 35th state on June 20th 1863.
• It use to be part of West Virginia.
• It's size is 24,078 square miles.

Answer 4

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