Historical Marker
The Bower
Historical marker location:
12082 Leetown Rd, Kearneysville, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Leetown Road and Paynes Ford Road, on the left when traveling north on Leetown Road.)
Marker installed: 1963
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.