On This Day in West Virginia History, February 15th

February 15, 2023

Mountaineer News

Vintage West Virginia

On February 15, 1871, the West Virginia legislature adopted a joint resolution authorizing the appointment of commissioners to confer with the state of Virginia and report on West Virginia's portion of the Virginia debt.

Learn more: Joint Resolution Appointing Commissioners On Subject of State Debt (1871) Report of the Virginia Debt Commission (1871) Report By State Treasurer W. S. Johnson On Settlement of State Debt (1920) Document-Based Questions