West Virginia did not become a state in 1981. It joined the Union on June 20, 1863 due to the fact that the Virginian government was treating them poorly.
The Cardinal was adopted as West Virginia's state bird on January 29, 1903.
Virginia split into two states (west Virginia , Virginia) Virginia become a free state while west Virginia went under union
Jackson was born and raised in Virginia, in a part of the state that became West Virginia in 1863, when the western part of Virginia seceded from Virginia to become West Virginia.
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.
West Virginia was found in 1981 .
35 states
1863
The area of northwestern Virginia eventually seceded from Virginia to become the state of West Virginia in 1863.
The capital of West Virginia is Charleston.
1863
West Virginia
West Virginia was, of course, part of the Virginia territory. When the territory became a state, West Virginia was still a part of the state of Virginia. West Virginia became its own state on June 20, 1863.