Yes Grundy exists and it is to be found in Buchanan County as a towm founded in 1858 with a 2000 US Census population of 1,105 that is the home of a law school and a school of pharmacy.
When Virginia voted to secede from the Union in April 1861, The more Northern and western counties decided not to secede. So, they broke away from Virginia and formed their own state of West Virginia.
They hoped to make a profit on their investment and while there may have been political motivations like ending encroachment from Spanish Florida as well on behalf of King and Country it was and...