Rats in a Cage

Historical marker location:

47 Spring Street, Bolivar, West Virginia

( Marker can be reached from Prospect Avenue.)

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

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.