Silver Bridge Collapse

Historical marker location:

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of 6th Street and Main Street on 6th Street.)

Marker installed: 2006

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.