Shipping from the State of Massachusetts to West Virginia
Massachusetts officially referred to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is one of the crowded states in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered with the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York to the west. The state capital is Boston. It was accepted statehood on February 6, 1788. English explorer and colonist John Smith named the state for the Massachuset tribe.
The state is also celebrated for sparking the American Industrial Revolution with the growth of textile mills and for its large Irish-American population.
Nicknamed as the Bay City, the state possess the motto- Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (“By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty”).
Shipping to the State of Massachusetts to West Virginia
During the Civil War that lasted between 1861 and 1865, the Virginia state voted to disaffiliate from the United States. People from the mountainous western part of the state were against the decision and decided to create their own state to support the Union. That was what led to the formation of the state West Virginia. On June 20, 1863, congress instituted West Virginia as a state.
The West Virginia town of Harpers Ferry was the location of John Brown’s ill-fated 1859 raid on the federal arsenal there. Although Brown’s plan to arm a large-scale slave rebellion with weapons from the armory eventually failed, and Brown was hanged. The raid was not successful with inflaming white Southern fears of slave rebellions and increased the increasing tension between the North and South preceding the Civil War.
Today, West Virginia is a major coal-producing state, contributing 15% of the country’s coal. The New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville is the longest steel arch bridge in the world. Every October, the town hosts a Bridge Day celebration when the road is closed to traffic, and people are allowed to parachute and bungee jump off the bridge. The event entices almost 100,000 participants and spectators each year. Popular West Virginia natives include actor Don Knotts, gymnast Mary Lou Retton, and test pilot Chuck Yeager.
