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West Virginia Independence Hall is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and housed the First and Second Wheeling Convention s (1861) as well as the West Virginia Constitutional Convention (1863).

The building was originally built as the custom house for the Western District of Virginia, but it later became a famous site in the unique history of West Virginia's statehood. It was also the center of government for the Restored Government Of Virginia from 1861 to 1863.


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