Frederick Conrad / Robert Rutherford

Historical marker location:

1 North Washington Street, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of North Washington Street (U.S. 522) and Fairfax Street on North Washington Street.)

Lot #68, Lot #69.

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.