Historical Marker
McMurran Hall
Historical marker location:
101 E German St, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
( Marker is on East German Street (West Virginia Route 230) just east of North King Street (County Road 480/2), on the right 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.