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West Virginia
Official State Web Site
legis.state.wv.us/
In 1861,
Virginians in the northwestern part of the state defied Virginia's secession
from the United States. The region chose to remain in the Union and form a
new state. West Virginia was admitted into the Union in 1863, after
conditions requiring the gradual emancipation of slaves had been met. The
state motto is "Mountaineers are always free," and West Virginia
lives up to its nickname of the "Mountain State." With an average
altitude of 1,500 feet above sea level, it's the highest of any state east
of the Mississippi River. For a long time, West Virginia was a leading
producer of coal in North America, but many people left to pursue better
employment opportunities. That trend has turned around, and now the state's
economy is in a more stable condition. The capital is Charleston, and the
state flower is the big rhododendron.
| Capital City: | Charleston |
| Nickname: | Mountain State |
| Motto: | Montani Semper Liberi (Mountaineers Are Always Free) |
| Statehood: | June 20, 1863 (35th) |
| Origin of State's Name: | Name given to western counties of Virginia which refused to secede in 1863" |
| Largest Cities: | Charleston, Huntington, Wheeling, Parkersburg, Morgantown |
| Border States: | Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia |
| Land Area: | 24,087 sq. mi., 41st largest |
| State Bird: | Cardinal |
| State Flower: | Big Rhododendron (rhododendron maximum) |
| State Tree: | Sugar Maple (acer saccharum) |
| State Song: | West Virginia, My Home,
Sweet Home The West Virginia Hills This Is My West Virginia |
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