Yes until the start of the US Civil War.
Yes
The Eastern Panhandle!
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.
Virginia. That is why they call it West Virginia.
Climbing Seneca Rocks in West Virginia
Rafting in New River Gorge, West Virginia
Visit Moundsville in West Virginia
The Marbles Factories of Cairo, West Virginia