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West Virginia voters chose to secede from Virginia.
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June 20, 1863, West Virginia was admitted as the 35th state in the Union
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Union Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan took command of his 30,000-man army at Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia. His orders from Gen. Grant were to march into the Shenandoah Valley and destroy the army of Confederate Gen. Jubal Early.
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Charleston is named the seat of government
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The state capitol is moved from Wheeling to Charleston.
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The first brick street in the world is laid in Charleston
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Hatfields of south West Virginia and McCoys of eastern Kentucky re-engaged in a feud that dated back to 1865. Some 100 were wounded or died.
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The first intercollegiate football game at WVU is played, against Washington & Jefferson College
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Rural free mail delivery begins in Charles Town, first in United States.
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Explosions at a coal mine at Monongah kill 362 men and boys in the worst mine disaster in U. S. history
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According to one accounting, the first Mother’s Day service is held at St. Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton.
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State capitol at Charleston is destroyed by fire.
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West Virginia’s sales tax becomes effective. West Virginia becomes the first state to have a sales tax
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The state flag is adopted
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WSAZ-TV in Huntington begins regular programming. It is the first television station in the state, originally operating on channel 5.
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Danny Heater of Burnsville High School scores 135 points in a high school basketball game, earning him an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records
