Historical Marker
In Loving Memory
Historical marker location:
407 Main Street, Fairview, West Virginia
( Marker is on Main Street (County Road 17) near Jefferson Street (State Route 218), 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.