virginia: For homework we have to find the absolute locations of various locations but i need help finding where the location is can anyone tell me where this is based on this clue? "Uncle Sam needed time to think about what he had learned about the diversity of America, so he hiked the Appalachian Mountains. He stopped in a state close to home. (Hint: This state broke away from Virginia during the Civil War. Provide Absolute location.|||West Virginia became the 35th state in the US on this date in 1863. It had broken away from Virginia two years earlier, during the US Civil War, protesting the decision of Virginia's government to secede from the Union. Located in Appalachia, the state is mountainous throughout and carries the nickname "The Mountain State." The Golden Delicious apple was first discovered in Clay County, WV, and it became the official state fruit. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/se鈥?/a> West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W).