What are some interesting facts about west Virginia?

Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863 The Homestead Act was signed in 1862 congress passed first income tax law in 1861 Pony Express mail service began between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California The Korean conflict began in 1950 Operation Iraqi freedom was in 2003 West Virginia is the only state to be created from another state Abraham Lincoln only received 26,388 popular votes from the slave states With the aid of the Virginia literary fund, there were 1,300 primary schools in western Virginia by 1850.

Mother’s Day was first observed at Andrews Church in Grafton, WV on May 10, 1908. Nearly 75% of WV is covered by forests!

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