Quick Facts (Adapted from the New Ben’s Guide to Government)
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| 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: 111th Congress U.S. Senate: 111th Congress Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional Directory database! |
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