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On what date did West Virginia enter the union?
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Who was the first governor of West Virginia?
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Who designed the Great Seal of West Virginia?
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Why did the First Wheeling Convention end after only two days?
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Five days after Virginia seceded from the Union, pro-Unionists from Western Virginia held a rally in this city.
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In 1861, what two Civil War battles allowed pro-Union leaders to take the initial steps toward West Virginia statehood without threat from Confederate attack?
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Who was governor of the pro-Union government of Virginia that met in Wheeling from 1861 to 1863?
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What event directly triggered Virginia's secession from the Union?
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Whose notes on the Wheeling conventions became the main source of information on West Virginia statehood?
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Which West Virginia founder helped form the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, which became part of the Baltimore & Ohio?
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