Virginia Breaks Up With Virginia

We all know that there are two Virginias, but did you know that West Virginia is the only state formed because of the Civil War? While the rest of the nation dealt with the more popular confrontation between the North and the South, it was the division between East and West that led to the creation of a new state. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices