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WV is declared a state by president Abraham Lincoln.
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WV changes its capital from Wheeling to Charleston.
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West Virginia gives African American men the right to vote.
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An explosion in the monongah mine kills 361 miners.
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West Virginia introduced the states first sales tax .
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Former coach James R. Jarrett was named head basketball coach at Charleston Highschool
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Danny Heater played a highschool basketball game and scored a total of 130 pts. His score was recorded in the guiness world records.
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West Virginia expeirences some of the worst flooding ever in history.
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Govenor Manchin closes up all mines in the state for safety reviews after 14 miners die in accidents in a single month,
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An explosion in the upperbranch mine results in the deaths of 29 miners and the countries worst mine disaster in decades.
