French Creek

Historical marker location:

34 Slab Camp, Buckhannon, West Virginia

( Marker is on Slab Camp (West Virginia Route 20) 0.1 miles north of County Road 32, on the left when traveling north.)

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.