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| West Virginia Facts |
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The first steamboat was launched by James Rumsey in the Potomac River at New Mecklensburg (Shepherdstown), West Virginia on December 3, 1787. |
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The first state sales tax in the United States went into effect in West Virginia on July 1, 1921. |
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A naval battle was fought in West Virginia waters during the Civil War. United States Navy armored steamers were actively engaged in the Battle of Buffington Island near Ravenswood on July 19, 1863. |
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