Camp Piatt

Historical marker location:

1617 W Dupont Ave, Belle, West Virginia

( Marker is on West Dupont Avenue (Local Route 60/12) north of West 15th Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2017

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.