Vintage West Virginia; On This Day in West Virginia History, December 1st

December 1, 2022

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Vintage West Virginia

On December 1, 1790, two prominent Shepherdstown residents wrote to President George Washington to recommend that the capital of the United States be located in Shepherdstown.

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