Salt Rock

Historical marker location:

4992 Roach Rd, Salt Rock, West Virginia

( Marker can be reached from Roach Road (County Route 45) 0.6 miles north of West Virginia Route 10, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1978

West Virginia is the only state in the United States to be created as a result of the Civil War. In 1861, Virginia seceded from the Union, but many residents in the western part of the state opposed secession and eventually formed their own state, which was admitted to the Union in 1863.