https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/031308https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/image/031308.jpgWest Virginia Historic Marker Between Monterey, Va. and Durbin, W. Va.1952Historical markers--West Virginia.Historic Markers.Point Pleasant, Battle of, W. Va., 1774.'West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant, 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in 1863.'West Virginia History OnView