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 1641: The first European settlers arrive
1732: Shepherdstown becomes the first permanent settlement
1753: European settlers journey to the area in great numbers
1763: French loses continent and French and Indian War begins to
end
1776: Residents petition the Continental Congress for separate
statehood
1782: The Battle of Fort Henry in Wheeling: is called the "Last
Battle of the Revolutionary War"
1836: First railroad arrives in Harpers Ferry
1859: Abolitionist John Brown stages raids on federal arsenal at
Harpers Ferry
1861: West Virginia refuses to secede from the Union, and
separates from Virginia
1863: West Virginia becomes the 35th U.S. State
1885: Capital moved to Charleston
1907: Mine explosion in Monongah kills 361
1921: Blair Mountain miners: labor dispute begins
1943: Large and valuable salt deposits found along the Ohio
River valley
1960: John Kennedy wins presidential primary here, defeating
Hubert Humphrey
1965: Capital punishment abolished in the state
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