WEST VIRGINIA FORMS AN EMPIRE

https://youtu.be/ForzJLulBK0?si=ZTsCtd_uAfIhfvvN

West Virginia didn’t just carve itself out of Virginia—it carved itself a throne. Born in defiance and raised on coal, steel, and sheer stubborn pride, the Mountain State outlasted its doubters and outworked its rivals until the rest of America was looking up at it—literally and figuratively. The rugged peaks became fortresses, the rivers became trade veins, and the people, forged by hardship, became the empire-builders no one saw coming. While others talked, West Virginia mined, built, and conquered, until the world realized the empire of the mountains wasn’t just a state—it was destiny.

https://youtu.be/ForzJLulBK0?si=ZTsCtd_uAfIhfvvN