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Westsylvania was a name suggested for an unrealized 14th state of the United States; it was to include southwestern Pennsylvania, the western panhandle of Maryland, nearly the whole of what is now West Virginia, a small part of what is now Virginia, and a small part of eastern Kentucky. The creation of Westsylvania was petitioned in October 1775 by settlers in that region of the Second Continental Congress, believing the state governments apathetic to their concerns; however, shortly thereafter, the American Revolutionary War broke out and, in the interest of unity between the states, Congress chose to ignore their request.
See also: Westsylvania Heritage Corporation, Whiskey Rebellion
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