Waitman Thomas Willey

Historical marker location:

126 Wagner Road, Morgantown, West Virginia

( Marker is on Wagner Road south of Prairie Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

United States Senator.

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.