VA-Z222 West Virginia

Marker text: Z222 West Virginia
West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant, 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in 1863.
Conservation & Development Commission, 1929

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Location: US 19 at Virginia and West Virginia state line, Mercer County, West Virginia

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