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1. In 1789, Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution, making West Virginia part of the newly formed United States.
2. On November 21, 1861, Confederate forces under General John B. Floyd evacuated the town of Cotton Hill following a Union victory at the Battle of Gauley Bridge during the American Civil War.
3. In 1903, the West Virginia legislature passed a bill establishing the state's first public high school in Huntington.
4. On November 21, 1920, the first West Virginia State Police Academy graduated its first class of cadets.
5. On this day in 2006, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals overturned a previous ruling banning strip clubs and adult bookstores from operating within 1,000 feet of any residential area, school or church.
5 Fun Facts About November 21 In West Virginia History
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