Historical Marker
Martin Robison Delany
Historical marker location:
208 North Lawrence Street, Charles Town, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of West Liberty Street and North Lawrence Street, on the right when traveling east on West Liberty Street.)
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.