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西維吉尼亞 (West
Virginia) 於1863年6月20日成為美國第35州
當內戰爆發之後，維吉尼亞在1861年退出聯邦政府。維吉尼亞州西部的移民地幾乎都看不到奴隸的蹤影，所以他們決定繼續留在聯邦裡頭。
於是乎，號稱「登山客總是自由的」西維吉尼亞州也就形成了。
阿帕拉契山脈 (Appalachian
Mountains) 向來都是西維吉尼亞州的重要資源。在山脈之下，則蘊藏著全美國最大的煤礦。一直到1940年代，許多西維吉尼亞人的工作還是礦工。到了現在，西維吉尼亞的山頂也被炸開，看看裡頭有沒有可以開採的煤礦。不過這座山脈卻同樣
也引來了許多不同的居民與遊客。
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861. Very few of the residents of the western counties owned slaves, so they decided to stay with the Union. As a result, West Virginia, where "Mountaineers Are Always Free," was formed.
The Appalachian Mountains have always been an important resource in West Virginia. Beneath them is the largest supply of coal in the nation. Until the 1940s, many West Virginians worked as miners. Nowadays, the tops of West Virginia's mountains are blasted off to expose the coal inside for extraction. The mountains have also attracted different kinds of residents and travelers.
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