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State Flag The West Virginia state flag was adopted by the legislature on March 7, 1929 Read More »
Carnifex Ferry March 14, 1931: Noting interest in the annual reunion of Carnifex Ferry battle veterans, the legislature created the Carnifex Ferry Battlefield Park Commission Read More »
West Virginia State University On March 17, 1891, West Virginia State University was founded as the West Virginia Colored Institute Read More »
Marshall University March 30, 1838, Marshall Academy was incorporated in what is now Huntington Read More »
Learning about the Mountain State Find resources related to West Virginia studies in the e-WV Classroom. Read More »
See WV: Skiing West Virginia is the only state that lies entirely within the Appalachian Mountain region, so it’s not surprising it has some of the best skiing in the East. Read More »
Buffalo Creek Disaster On February 26, 1972, the Buffalo Creek Flood killed 125 people and left thousands homeless. Whole communities were destroyed and never rebuilt. Read More »
This Date in HistoryMarch 05, 1809: Lord Dunmore died at Ramsgate, England John Murray, fourth Earl of Dunmore and the last colonial governor of Virginia, is recalled in West Virginia history for the frontier conflict known as Dunmore’s War. He also held the titles of Viscount Fincastle and Baron of Blair, and both Fort Fincastle at Wheeling (later Fort Henry) and Fort Blair at Point Pleasant (later |
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