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West Virginia is a state in
the Appalachian, Upland
South, and Mid-Atlantic
regions of the United
States, bordered by Virginia
on the southeast, Kentucky
on the southwest, Ohio on
the northwest, and
Pennsylvania and Maryland on
the northeast. The capital
and largest city is
Charleston.
Historically the area now
occupied by West Virginia
was contested territory,
mainly by Pennsylvania and
Virginia. This rivalry
resulted in some settlers
petitioning the Continental
Congress to create a new
territory called West
Sylvania. Some speculative
land companies, such as the
Vandalia Company, and later
the Ohio Company and Indiana
Company tried to legitimize
their claims to land in
parts of West Virginia and
Kentucky but failed. With
the settlement of the
Pennsylvania and Virginia
border dispute, which
resulted in the creation of
Kentucky, Kentuckians "were
satisfied...and the
inhabitants of a large part
of West Virginia were
grateful.
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