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Statehood The creation of West Virginia was an outcome of the Civil War. Read More »
Babcock State Park Opened July 1, 1937, Babcock State Park was built as a public works program during the Great Depression. Read More »
Art & Craft The Mountain State Art & Craft Fair returns July 4 through 6 at Cedar Lakes Conference Center. Read More »
Civil War Site West Virginia dedicated Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park on July 4, 1928. Droop Mountain was the site of one of the most important Civil War battles fought on West Virginia soil. Read More »
Sutton Dam Governor Wally Barron dedicated the Sutton Dam July 8, 1961. The imposing concrete structure – 210 feet high and 1,178 feet long – helps control flooding along the Elk River. Read More »
Helvetia photographer Born in Helvetia on July 8, 1894, amateur photographer Walter Aegerter documented life in the Swiss village, such as the Helvetia Star Band in 1912. Read More »
Art and science The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences in Charleston opened to the public July 12, 2003 Read More »
County Fairs Summer is a time of county fairs throughout the state. Read More »
Opening of camp Camp Washington-Carver was dedicated on July 26, 1942. The camp, at Clifftop in Fayette County, served as the first 4-H camp for African-Americans in the country. Read More »
This Date in HistoryJuly 17, 1861: Patton and the Kanawha Riflemen met Union troops at the Battle of Scary Creek Located in Putnam County on the west side of the Kanawha River just opposite Nitro, Scary Creek was the site of one of the earliest battles of the Civil War and one of the first Confederate victories. Fought July 17, 1861, the battle was the result of a movement by Gen. Jacob D. Cox of Ohio, under the direction of Gen. George B. McClellan, to clear the Kanawha Valley of the Confederate Army of Gen. Henry A. Wise of Virginia.<... |
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