Wheeling celebrates statehood Folks in West Virginia have a lot to celebrate. Towns and cities all across the state have been planning events to commemorate the historic day, June 20th, 1863, when the area of Virginia west of the Allegheny Mountains succeeded and became its own state--Wheeling not least among them.
June 20, 2013 - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Southern W.Va. home to many firsts BLUEFIELD — Southern West Virginia is home to some amazing firsts and record-holders, such as the first municipally owned parking garage, the largest alluvial diamond found to date and one of the oldest churches this side of the Allegheny Mountains.
June 20, 2013 - Bluefield Daily Telegraph