What is the former name of West Virgina?

What is the former name of Tennessee?
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12-03-02, 01:16 PM
Julieta Martinez
I've found that the first name of West Virginia was Westsylvania.

http://members.aol.com/jeff560/wv-hist.html

12-03-02, 01:21 PM
Julieta Martinez
The first name of Tennessee was "Franklin"

encarta.msn.com

12-03-02, 02:07 PM
Northwind Dagas
Correct on Tennessee. As for West Virginia, the question should have read "What was the original proposed name for West Virginia?" (sorry!). My research does not indicate Westsylvania to be correct.

12-03-02, 06:26 PM
koicarp
The motion was adopted and the vote taken with the following result:

For "West Virginia" - Messrs. John Hall (President), Brumfield, Caldwell, Carskadon, Cassady, Dille, Dolly, Hansley, Raymond, Hubbs, Hervey, Hagar, Irvine, Lauck, Mahon, O'Brien, Parsons, Parker, Sinsel, Simmons, B. F. Stewart, C. J. Stuart, Sheets, Soper, Taylor, Trainer, Willey, Walker, Warder, Wilson - 30.

For "Kanawha" - Messrs. Brown of Kanawha, Battelle, Chapman, Harrison, Lamb, Montague, Paxton, Ruffner, Van Winkle - 9.

For "Western Virginia" - Messrs. Brooks and Powell - 2.

For "Allegheny" - Messrs. Pomeroy and Stevenson of Wood - 2.

For "Augusta" - Mr. Brown of Preston - 1.

So it was determined to fill the blank with "West Virginia".



The rest of the text can be read here.



http://www.wvculture.org/history/statehood/statename.html



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12-03-02, 06:46 PM
Northwind Dagas
You've got it, koicarp!

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