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'''1731-1734:''' [http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108289.html Morgan Morgan], the first white settler in West Virginia established a home in Berkeley County, Virginia. <ref>''West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State''. West Virginia Federal Writers' Project. Jim Comstock, 1973. Pages 559. Full text digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Q3n11Tg9kDoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=West+Virginia:+a+guide+to+the+mountain+state&ei=6v8_SvzULZDOlQTbkKDrDg Google Books] </ref> | '''1731-1734:''' [http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108289.html Morgan Morgan], the first white settler in West Virginia established a home in Berkeley County, Virginia. <ref>''West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State''. West Virginia Federal Writers' Project. Jim Comstock, 1973. Pages 559. Full text digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Q3n11Tg9kDoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=West+Virginia:+a+guide+to+the+mountain+state&ei=6v8_SvzULZDOlQTbkKDrDg Google Books] </ref> | ||
'''1738:''' Frederick and Augusta counties were formed from Orange County, Virginia. Frederick County included territory later in the Eastern panhandle of West Virginia and began functioning in 1743. Augusta County encompassed all the area west of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains Blue Ridge mountains] north of the Carolinas and began functioning in 1745. | |||
'''1753: ''' Hampshire County, Virginia was created. This was the first county whose boundaries were within present-day West Virginia. | '''1753: ''' Hampshire County, Virginia was created. This was the first county whose boundaries were within present-day West Virginia. | ||
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'''1788: ''' Virginia ratified the constitution and became a state. For more information about the United States during the Colonial Times see the [[Colonial Times 1607-1789|Colonial Times 1607-1789]] page. | '''1788: ''' Virginia ratified the constitution and became a state. For more information about the United States during the Colonial Times see the [[Colonial Times 1607-1789|Colonial Times 1607-1789]] page. | ||
'''1800:''' [http:// | '''1800:''' [http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2016/BlueBook/0000_WVS_BlueBook.pdf 78,000 people in West Virginia] , with 35,000 west of the Alleghenies. Existed 13 counties, 8 post offices, and 19 incorporated towns. (see page 8) | ||
'''1801:''' Jefferson county was created from Berkeley county. | '''1801:''' Jefferson county was created from Berkeley county. | ||
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'''1845:''' Doddridge County was created from Harrison, Tyler, Ritchie, and Lewis Counties. Gilmer County was created from Lewis and Kanawha Counties. | '''1845:''' Doddridge County was created from Harrison, Tyler, Ritchie, and Lewis Counties. Gilmer County was created from Lewis and Kanawha Counties. | ||
'''1861-1865:''' In a dispute over secession, fifty western counties broke off to form the “restored government of Virginia,” which remained loyal to the Union. The state of [http://www.wvculture.org/ | '''1861-1865:''' In a dispute over secession, fifty western counties broke off to form the “restored government of Virginia,” which remained loyal to the Union. The state of [http://www.wvculture.org/history/archives/statehoo.html West Virginia] was admitted to the Union in 1863. During the Civil War, about 32,000 West Virginia soldiers enlisted in the Union Army, while 9,000 served the Confederacy. For more information about the Civil War see the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] page. | ||
'''1867-69:''' Lincoln County was created from Boone, Cabell, Logan, Kanawha, and Wayne Counties. | '''1867-69:''' Lincoln County was created from Boone, Cabell, Logan, Kanawha, and Wayne Counties. | ||
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'''1950's–1960's''' The building of [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ interstate highways] made it easier for people to move long distances. | '''1950's–1960's''' The building of [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ interstate highways] made it easier for people to move long distances. | ||
'''1964–1972:''' Over 8.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War]. | '''1964–1972:''' Over 8.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War]. | ||
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