Old Baptist Cemetery

Historical marker location:

400 Benedum Dr, Bridgeport, West Virginia

( Marker can be reached from Benedum Drive (West Virginia Route 131) south of Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

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.