BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:West Virginia\, the thirty-fifth state UID:2008-05-02-04-38-22-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6;BYMONTHDAY=20 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260620 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260621 DTSTAMP:20260624T203552 CATEGORIES:State Ratification LOCATION:Charleston\, West Virginia GEO:38.3498195;-81.6326234 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

West Virginia became the 35th state of the United States on June 20, 1863, during the Civil War. I t was formed when several northwestern counties of Virginia chose to break away after Virginia seceded from the Union. West Virginia is the only sta te to form by separating from a Confederate state. Known for its mountains and coal mining history, its capital is Charleston. The state played a ke y role in the Civil War and in America's industrial growth.

DESCRIPTION:West Virginia became the 35th state of the United States on Jun e 20\, 1863\, during the Civil War. It was formed when several northwester n counties of Virginia chose to break away after Virginia seceded from the Union. West Virginia is the only state to form by separating from a Confe derate state. Known for its mountains and coal mining history\, its capita l is Charleston. The state played a key role in the Civil War and in Ameri ca's industrial growth.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,6506-west-vir ginia-the-thirty-fifth-state?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR