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Actually nothing was changed by statehood, counties in the southern parts continued to participate in Confederate elections and recruiting soldiers. Statehood was a patronage favor to the Wheeling government from the Feds, most West Virginians never wanted to separate from Virginia, which is why "Virginia" is part of the state name.
The name was going to be Kanawha, but confusion and poor spelling sunk that plan.
The name was going to be Kanawha, but confusion and poor spelling sunk that plan.
Dec. 3, 1861 Mr. Lauck of Wetzel County-"The delegate that was in the convention that passed the ordinance for the new State told us it was a mere formal matter, and that it was expected this Convention would take action upon the name. In my talk with the people there during the canvass in reference to the new State, I was bound to pledge myself to them to use all the influence I had here to change the name. For they were not willing to have the new State at all if Virginia was to be stricken out."
Because the state was formed arbitrarily, the Unionist government in Wheeling cherry-picked the counties they wanted, and the border went back and forth, like this-
It has nothing to do with how the people in those counties felt about it. Twelve of the fifty counties never even had a token vote on statehood or any of Wheeling's refereddums. The only other Virginia county that came close to being included was Frederick.
Maryland basically lost every border dispute it was ever involved in, which is one of the reasons why it's shaped so weird. (The other reason is Chesapeake Bay.)
I disagree with this. You will find a lot of plates from the opposite state on each side of the Ohio River.
I understand your part, but thoroughly disagree with you. Having resided in Ohio for quite some time and based on research and visual knowledge too. Ohio has very strong ties with Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, and even Ontario far more than West Virginia. Nothing against WV, but more Ohioans live near those other bordering states/province and visitation from them is more frequent. If West Virginians stopped coming and trading with Ohio, Ohio would hardly notice...
Kentucky and Illinois.
Nevada and Oregon. Totally different.
Oregon and Idaho.
Washington and Idaho. I mean overall. Eastern WA is very rural.
Missouri and Nebraska
Colorado and Kansas
Colorado and Nebraska
Arizona and New Mexico. Culturally very different.
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