History Alive!

In West Virginia, the year 2013 will be marked by numerous historical commemorative events highlighting the year 1863. This special commemoration is fitting, for the American Civil War brought about great changes to our Nation, not the least of which was the federal recognition and creation of West Virginia as the 35th state. Subsumed in the 150th birth year celebration is another anniversary of no less importance and perhaps with even greater impact on the future course of history in the region… Show more that one hundred years later became the Mountain State"that is the 250th anniversary of Shawnee Warrior Cornstalk s Raid on the western Virginia colonial settlements in the Trans-Allegheny region.

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