,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #caj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ab1 #bjai  
,mrs4 ,capito 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,man*97  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,recogniz+ ! semiqu9c5t5nial ( !        
community ( ,:eel+1 ,we/ ,virg9ia4      
,:]eas #bjai m>ks #bej ye>s s9ce !      
,septemb] 9 :i* pione] ,colonel ,eb5ez] 
,zane us$ an axe to not*1 girdle1 &     
/rike 8 "n into a ga!r+ ( trees1 m>k+ a 
plot ( l& ?r\gh tomahawk rights2 ,:]eas1
 9 ! spr+ ( #aggj1 ,zane return$ ) 8    
bro!rs1 ,jona?an & ,silas1 to inhabit ! 
cle>+ he creat$ above ! m\? ( ,:eel+    
,creek & !y1 along ) ! families :o soon 
foll[$1 =m$ ! nucleus ( ! community t   
w\ld become ! city ( ,:eel+2 ,:]eas1 9  
#aghb1 ,native ,am]ican & ,briti% =ces  
attack$ ,=t ,h5ry 9 ,:eel+ to drive out 
colonial settl]s2 ,:]eas ! ammunition   
supply at ,=t ,h5ry 0 exhau/$1 & ,betty 
,zane c\rage\sly volunte]$ to retrieve  
gunp[d] f ! ,zane family home/ead1 ga!r$

 ! gunp[d] 9 a tableclo?1 & safely      
return$1 result+ 9 a victory = ! citiz5s
 ( ,:eel+2 ,:]eas1 9 #ahaj1 ,conrad     
,cotts1 an exp]i5c$ m9] f ,pittsburgh1  
,p5nsylvania1 op5$ ! fir/ comm]cial coal
 m9e 9 ! area t is n[ ,we/ ,virg9ia 9   
,:eel+2 ,:]eas ! t]ritory ( ,:eel+ 0    
orig9ally "p ( ! ,commonweal? (         
,virg9ia2 ,:]eas ! ,fir/ ,:eel+         
,conv5tion took place f ,may #ac to ,may
 #ae1 #ahfa1 at ,we/ ,virg9ia           
,indep5d5ce ,hall1 locat$ at ! corn] (  
#af? ,/reet & ,m>ket ,/reet2 ,:]eas1 on 
,may #bc1 #ahfa1 vot]s 9 ,virg9ia       
ratifi$ ! ,secession ,ord9ance to leave 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & jo9 ! ,conf$]acy2     
,:]eas1 9 ,june #ahfa1 pro-,union       
,virg9ians met = ! ,second ,:eel+       
,conv5tion &-- 7#a7 decl>$ all ,/ate    
(fices 9 ,virg9ia vacant & all acts ( ! 
,g5]al ,assembly to be null & void1 ?us 
creat+ ! ,re/or$ ,gov]nm5t ( ,virg9ia t 
s\ght to rebuild ties ) ! ,union2 &     
7#b7 in/all$ ,:eel+ z ! provisional     
capital2  ,:]eas1 on ,octob] #bd1 #ahfa1

 resid5ts ( ! area t is n[ ,we/ ,virg9ia
 vot$ to approve /atehood = ,we/        
,virg9ia2 ,:]eas1 on ,april #bj1 #ahfc1 
dur+ ! middle ( ! ,civil ,w>1 ,presid5t 
,abraham ,l9coln issu$ a proclamation on
 ! admission ( ,we/ ,virg9ia to !       
,union2 ,:]eas ! city ( ,:eel+ became ! 
fir/ capital ( ! ,/ate ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 
& ,:eel+ s]v$ int]mitt5tly z ! capital  
until ,*>le/on 0 select$ by a vote ( !  
citiz5s ( ! ,/ate2 ,:]eas ! city (      
,:eel+ s]v$ z an e>ly transportation    
epic5t]1 connect+ ! ,ohio ,riv] ) !     
,potomac ,riv] via ! ,national ,road1   
op5+ fur!r expansion to ! ,we/2 ,:]eas  
,nail ,city became an e>ly nickname =   
,:eel+1 reflect+ ! /rong /eel indu/ry & 
! gr[+ manufactur+ pres5ce ( ! ,/ate 9 !
 region2 ,:]eas ! ,:eel+ ,susp5sion     
,bridge 0 once ! longe/ susp5sion bridge
 9 ! _w1 & con/ruction me*anisms ( !    
,:eel+ ,susp5sion ,bridge 7 us$ :ile    
build+ ! ,brooklyn ,bridge 9 ,new ,york2
 ,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #bc1 #aieb1 ,g5]al
 ,dwight ,d4 ,eis5h[] telegramm$ ,s5ator

 ,ri*>d ,m4 ,nixon1 reque/+ to meet     
face-to-face ! foll[+ day 9 ,:eel+ :]e  
,g5]al ,eis5h[] 0 hold+ a presid5tial   
campaign rally & w\ld ultimately approve
 ( ,s5ator ,nixon z ! ,republican nom9ee
 = ,vice ,presid5t2 ,:]eas ! ,:eel+     
,jamboree1 utiliz+ local c\ntry music   
tal5t1 0 fir/ air$ on ,,wwva at #aa p4m4
 on ,saturday1 ,janu>y #g1 #aicc1       
revolutioniz+ ! way radio appeal$ to    
li/5]s2 ,:]eas p>ticipants ( ! ,ogd5    
,newspap]s ,half ,m>a?on run #ac4a miles
 on "o ( ! t\ghe/ c\rses 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,:eel+ ,nail]s1 a memb]
 ( ! ,ea/ ,coa/ ,hockey ,league & an    
affiliate ( ! ,pittsburgh ,p5gu9s1 is ! 
olde/ surviv+ m9or league fran*ise bel[ 
! ,am]ican ,hockey ,league2 ,:]eas !    
,w9t] ,fe/ival ( ,lights at ! ,oglebay  
,resort 9 ,:eel+ attracts m ?an         
#a1jjj1jjj visitors annually = "o ( !   
be/ holiday light %[s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 & ,:]eas ,di,carlo's ,pizza took       
advantage ( ! po/-,_w ,w> ,,ii economic 
boom & exp&$ across ! ,nor!rn ,panh&le (

 ,we/ ,virg9ia1 becom+ fam\s = cold     
*eese pil$ on top ( a rectangul> pizza  
slice3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  
7#a7 recognizes ! semiqu9c5t5nial ( !   
community ( ,:eel+1 ,we/ ,virg9ia2 &    
7#b7 enc\rages ! citiz5s ( ,:eel+ to    
obs]ve & celebrate ! semiqu9c5t5nial )  
appropriate c]emonies to commemorate ?is
 hi/oric occasion4