February 7, 1890
Arbitrators requested to settle the West Virginia–Maryland boundary dispute
The West Virginia Legislature adopted a joint resolution requesting the governors of West Virginia and Maryland to appoint arbitrators to determine the dispute boundary between the two states in Preston County.
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