Historical Marker
Pipestem Falls
Historical marker location:
Pipestem, West Virginia
( Marker is on West Virginia Route 20, ΒΌ mile north of County Route 18, on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2008
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.