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Marshall University offers exhibit highlighting West Virginia history

Marshall University’s Drinko Library is presenting a traveling art exhibit that explores the origins of the Mountain State. The university said on its website that Born of Rebellion: West Virginia Statehood and the Civil War is on display through March 18 during library hours and is the new flagship history exhibit from the West Virginia Humanities Council. The exhibit’s section titles are drawn from the diary of Upshur County teenager Sirene Bunten, who was only 16 when West Virginia achieved statehood in 1863. Other quotes and experiences were drawn from the recollections of soldiers and civilians across the state. There’s more at wvhumanities.org.

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