Baptism By Fire

Historical marker location:

1279 Kanawha Boulevard, Charleston, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Kanawha Boulevard (U.S. 60) and Florida Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Kanawha Boulevard.)

To Arms!.

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.