May 3, 1887
West Virginia–Maryland boundary from the Fairfax Stone to Pennsylvania confirmed
The West Virginia Legislature passed an act confirming and establishing the boundary between West Virginia and Maryland from the Fairfax Stone to the Pennsylvania state line in Preston County. It was approved by the governor on May 6.
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