Historical Marker
Etter Hall
Historical marker location:
111 West Congress Street, Charles Town, West Virginia
( Marker is on Congress Street west of George Street (West Virginia Route 115), on the left when traveling west.)
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.