Statistics for occurrence #1 of “West Virginia” in entry united-states-of-america-west-virginia-state-of of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
..., on the north bank of the Kanawha......1860
First public Union meeting in West Virginia, declaring against secession, held at Preston......Nov. 12, 1860
Forty-six delegates from what is now West Virginia , vote on the ordinance of secession; 9 for, 29 against; seven are absent, one excused......April 17, 1861
Garrison at Harper's Ferry burn the arsenal and flee into Maryland......April 21, 1861
...
| Max. Freq. | Min. Freq. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entity | Corpus | Doc | Corpus | Doc | |||
| † | West Virginia (West Virginia, United States) | 4,494 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
| West Virginia (New Mexico, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
† This entity has been selected by the automated classifier as the most likely match in this context. It may or may not be the correct match.