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After three straight last place finishes, West Virginia moved up one spot in Forbes' Best States for Business in 2018. Population growth has been anemic—worst in the U.S.—and the state's ...

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Yet it isn't a destination at top of many bucket lists, if it even has a place ... West Virginia, and the Dolly Sods Wilderness, notably the Bear Rocks trail. Both areas offer some of the best ...

When Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, the portion now known as West Virginia broke off to form its own state. Admitted to the Union in 1863, West Virginia was the only state created from ...