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The name "West Virginia" was decided upon in November of 1861.
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West Virginia was once part of Virginia. When Virginia declared secession from the United States to become part of the Confederacy, the counties in northwestern Virginia voted to secede from Virginia and remain loyal to the United States. That area of Virginia became West Virginia. West Virginia became the 35th U.S. state on June 20, 1863.
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West Virginia is the 35th U.S. state. It separated from Virginia and got its own statehood in 1863.