How many times has the West Virginia Capital moved?

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The capital of West Virginia was twice moved from Wheeling to Charleston, due mostly to political reasons and legislative agreements. Wheeling was the location of the Wheeling Convention, which established the state of West Virginia, and was the capital of West Virginia from 1861-1870 and 1875-1885. Settling on a state capital location proved to be difficult. For several years, the capital of West Virginia intermittently traveled between Wheeling and Charleston. In 1877, however, state citizens voted on the final location of their capital. Charleston was chosen and eight years later, the first capitol building was opened. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeling%2C_West_Virginia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia Jul 25 08, 7:10 PM