Freedom's Call

Historical marker location:

Charles Town, West Virginia

( Marker is on E. Washington Street (West Virginia Route 51), on the right when traveling east.)

(Original Marker).

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.