West Virginia was the 35th state in the USA; it
became a state on June 20, 1863. State Abbreviation - WV State Capital -
Charleston Largest City - Charleston Area - 24,231 square miles [West Virginia
is the 41st biggest state in the USA] Population - 1,808,344 (as of 2000) [West
Virginia is the 37th most populous state in the USA] Major Industries - mining
(coal), livestock, chemical manufacturing, glass products, tourism Major
Rivers - Ohio River, Guyandotte River, Greenbrier River Major Lakes - Tygart
Lake, Bluestone Lake Highest Point - Spruce Knob - 4,863 feet (1,482 m) above
sea level Lowest Point - Potomac River - 240 feet (73 m) above sea level Bordering
States - Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia Origin
of the Name West Virginia - West Virginia was named for Queen Elizabeth I of England
(she was known as the Virgin Queen). Sir Walter Raleigh may have suggested this
name around 1584. State Nickname - Mountain State State Motto - "Montani
semper liberi" - Mountaineers are always free State Song - West Virginia
My Home, The West Virginia Hills, This Is My West Virginia
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