| 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 |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
