Raleigh County CommissionDifferences of opinion on the issues that brought forth the Civil War led to the creation of the new state of West Virginia on June 20, 1863. Raleigh County was …
RALEIGH, WV - APPALACHIAN COALFIELDSRALEIGH. At one time Raleigh was the second largest town in Raleigh County. The mine and camp were opened in 1909 by the Raleigh Coal and Coke Co.