The Colony of Virginia was claimed for the British Crown in 1584 by Sir Walter Raleigh though it was later abandoned until 1607. At the time the Queen of England was Elizabeth the First - sometimes known as the Virgin Queen - Hence Virginia. When the United States was formed, West Virginia was one of the states created from the old Colony along with Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois.
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