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| West Virginia Facts |
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One of the first suspension bridges in the world was completed in Wheeling, West Virginia in November 1849. |
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Some famous individuals from West Virginia include: Pearl Buck (author), Peter Marshall (television host), Chuck Yeager (test pilot /Air Force General), Don Knotts (actor), and Mary Lou Retton (Olympic gold medalist for gymnastics) |
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West Virginia is the only state in the Union to have acquired its sovereignty by proclamation of the President of the United States. |
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