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Wheeling Convention in Western Virginia proposes the state name “Kanawha” for after its secession from Virginia

Wheeling Convention in Western Virginia proposes the state name “Kanawha” for after its secession from Virginia

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WHEELING, VA. The Wheeling Convention in Western Virginia proposes the state name “Kanawha” for the new entity it will become after seceding from Confederate Virginia.

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