Historical Marker

Enterprise

Historical marker location:
3272 Hood Ave, Enterprise, West Virginia
( Marker is on Hood Avenue (U.S. 19) 0.2 miles south of Enterprise Road (County Road 19/2), on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1964

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.