West Virginia was admitted to theUnion on June 20, 1863, and was a keyborder state duringthe American Civil War. It separated fromVirginia and was one of two states (along withNevada) admitted to the Union during the Civil War. Some of its residents held slaves, but most were propertied farmers, and the delegates provided for the gradual abolition of slavery in the new state constitution. The state legislature abolished slavery in the state, and at the same time ratified the13th Amendment abolishing slavery nationally on February 3, 1865.
Considered by baseball insiders and historians as an unlucky pitcher, Warhop had a career 69–92 win–loss record, but with a 3.12earned run average while playing for mostlysecond division Highlanders/Yankees teams. Of his 92 losses, the Yankees did not score a run in 23, and he holds the MLB record for losing the most 1–0 games with five in 1914. In 1915, Warhop allowedBabe Ruth's first two career home runs. He was released after the 1915 season and played a number of seasons inminor league baseball and semi-professional teams until his late 40s or early 50s. (Full article...)
Wheeling was settled in 1769 on land contested between colonialPennsylvania andVirginia, and later grew to become Virginia's largest city west of the Appalachians. During theAmerican Civil War, Wheeling was the host of theWheeling Conventions that led to theseparation of West Virginia from Virginia and served as the state capital from 1861 to 1870, and again from 1875 to 1885. It became a manufacturing center in the late nineteenth century due to its location along major transportation routes, including the Ohio River,National Road, and theBaltimore and Ohio Railroad. After the decline of heavy industry and substantial population loss followingWorld War II, Wheeling's major industries now include healthcare, education, law and legal services, entertainment and tourism, and energy. (Full article...)
Image 25Map of Virginia dated June 13, 1861, featuring the percentage of slave population within each county at the 1860 census and the proposed state of Kanawha (fromWest Virginia)
... thatJames Dillon Armstrong was a Virginia state senator, a delegate to West Virginia's constitutional convention, and a circuit court judge while serving for more than 43 years as aPresbyterian church elder?
... thatBabydog is "a fixture in West Virginia politics"?
... that John F. Kennedy's pollster found many West Virginia voters concerned that aPope in the White House would arrive by transatlantic tunnel?
... that theVulcan Bridge, a bridge inVulcan, West Virginia, was constructed after the mayor requested financial aid from the Soviet Union?
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