Almost Called Kanawha - The Creation of West Virginia

While looking for other information related to a change in B & O WINTER's weather model, I came across this article on West Virginia - Virginia Boundary. Although West Virginia did not become a state well after the period covered in the simulation, the machinations of statehood were already in motion in by January 1862. The proposed state was almost called Kanawha.

The B & O WINTER command simulation takes place in the "green zone" of this map found in the above article. It was not part of the original proposed state.

Map Source: Newberry Library, Virginia Historical Counties