WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia State Senator Chris Rose introduced a Senate Resolution this week inviting 21 counties from Virginia and three from Maryland to consider joining West Virginia.

The measure aims to strengthen regional ties and promote shared Appalachian values.

The resolution cites the historical precedent of West Virginia’s formation in 1863, when counties separated from Virginia during the Civil War.

It names the Virginia counties of Augusta, Bath, Bland, Buchanan, Clarke, Craig, Dickenson, Frederick, Giles, Grayson, Highland, Lee, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Warren, Wise, and Wythe, as well as Maryland’s Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties, as potential participants.

According to the resolution, these areas share geographi

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