Historical Marker
St. Georges Church
Historical marker location:
Upper Tract, West Virginia
( Marker is on Smoke Hole Road (County Route 2) 5.5 miles north of Petersburg Pike (U.S. 220), on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1989
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.