In the event of the US Civil War being averted somehow, and gradual emancipation in the 1890s, West Virginia would likely remain part of Virginia. In OTL, West Virginia is a poor, backwater state. If it remained part of Virginia, would that not be the case? Would there be more development out west, or less? According to the combined Wikipedia statistics, in 2012, Virginia would have 10,041,280 people, making it the 8th largest state, rather than the 12th. It would have 63,528 square miles on land, bringing it from 36th place to the 21st place. What would the likely developments of Western Virginia be in this TL?