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Mountain State · Capital: Charleston
Mountain State. Capital: Charleston. Named in honor of Queen Elizabeth
Entered the Union · June 20, 1863Mountain State · Capital: Charleston
Mountain State. Capital: Charleston. Named in honor of Queen Elizabeth
Entered the Union · June 20, 1863The 25 miles of free-flowing Gauley River and the six miles of the Meadow River pass through scenic gorges and valleys containing a wide variety of natural and cultural features. The Gauley River contains several class V+ rapids, making it one of the most adventurous white water boating rivers in the east.
This park located in the Blue Ridge Mountains at Harpers Ferry commemorates the roll of the area during the times just before and during the Civil War. In 1859 a militant abolitionist raiding the towns arsenal and called for an uprising. He was caught by soldiers led by Lt Col Robert E Lee and sentenced to death for insurrection. Three years later during the war Harpers Ferry was captured by confederate troops just before the battle of Antietam.