West Virginia picking up territory that secedes from another state would be an ironic move given its history. From the formation of the U.S. to 1863, the counties that now make up West Virginia ...

WASHINGTON — On Monday, the West Virginia State Senate made ... took up the question of the formation of a new state, Frederick County was among those counties which were regarded as having ...

Not only was I born in West Virginia, but I was also named for my parents’ home county, Preston ... “The Civil War was not the cause of the formation of West Virginia. It was the opportunity.

PARKERSBURG – Coming as it did in the middle of a war started by secession, the establishment of West Virginia as a separate ... isolated the northwestern counties because they were not the ...

Republican legislators from three Western Maryland counties have asked to join West Virginia — a move they say is a reflection of growing frustration with the Democratic-controlled legislature ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Top West Virginia officials on Friday said they would welcome three Maryland counties that inquired about becoming part of the Mountain State, even though the likelihood ...