West Virginia (WV)
West Virginia's Web Site 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's Bird: Cardinal State's Flower: Big Rhododendron (rhododendron maximum) State's Tree: Sugar Maple (acer saccharum) State's Song: West Virginia, My Home, Sweet Home |