Here’s How Every State in America Got Its Name
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West Virginia: Separated, but keeping the name
When West Virginia withdrew from Virginia in 1861 because it didn't agree with Virginia's seceding from the Union, it considered the names, 'Kanawha,' 'Vandalia,' 'Augusta,' 'Allegheny,' 'New Virginia,' and 'Western Virginia.' But despite their political disagreement with Virginia, residents in the western half of the state still retained a fondness for the name.
When West Virginia withdrew from Virginia in 1861 because it didn't agree with Virginia's seceding from the Union, it considered the names, 'Kanawha,' 'Vandalia,' 'Augusta,' 'Allegheny,' 'New Virginia,' and 'Western Virginia.' But despite their political disagreement with Virginia, residents in the western half of the state still retained a fondness for the name.
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