Lincoln County / Putnam County

Historical marker location:

Nye, West Virginia

( Marker is on West Virginia Route 34 east of Sycamore Road (County Route 50), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1964

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.