West Virginia is the only state formed as a result of the Civil War, carved out of western Virginia and added to the union by Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery ...

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West Virginia’s geographic center is located inside the Elk River Wildlife Management Area near Sutton in Braxton County. While an exact point is not marked, a marker designating the center can ...

Today, Watoga, Calvin Price State Forest, and Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park make up West Virginia’s only International Dark Sky Park. It’s one of 87 in the U.S., only 22 of which are ...