West Virginia
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Capital City: Charleston
City Guides: West Virginia City Guides
Location: 38.350N, 81.630W
Capital Tour: Capitol Tour 50states School Directory: Find your school! Admission to Statehood: June 20, 1863 Ancestry and Genealogy: West Virginia State Database Area: 24231 sq.mi., 41st Land 24087 sq.mi., 41st Water 145 sq.mi., 50thArea Code: 304 Biographies: Famous West Virginians Bird: Cardinal 50states List Border States: Regional List Kentucky Maryland Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia Cam World: Live Web Cams City Guides: West Virginia City Guides Classified Ads: Shop50states Classifieds Climate: West Virginia Colleges, Universities: West Virginia Colleges , West Virginia Business Schools , West Virginia Art Schools Community and Technical Colleges: West Virginia Community Colleges Community Pages: 50states List Constitution: 35th State County Profile: County Map 55 CountiesCourts: Judicial System Current Events: West Virginia News Headlines Department of: Education Certification Driving: DMV Economy: Agriculture: Cattle, dairy products, poultry, apples.Industry: Chemical products, mining, primary metals, stone, clay, and glass products, tourism.Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index Fast Facts: 50states List Flag: A white field is bordered in dark blue. West Virginia's flag displays a rock containing the date June 20, 1863, the day West Virginia became a state. The two men represent farming and mining. Below them are two rifles with a "Liberty Cap" on top the rifles. A banner ribbon includes the state motto "Mountaineers Are Always Free". Around the picture are a wreath of rhododendron and the name of the state on a red ribbon. Get this Flag Flower: Rhododendron Rhododendron maximumGenealogical Resources: Cyndi's List Historical Societies Geographic Center: Braxton, 4 miles east of SuttonGovernor: Office of Governor Highest Point: Spruce Knob ; 4,863 feet, 24thHighway Markers: West Virginia Resource Manual History: Historical Civil War Internet Service Providers: West Virginia Largest Cities: Charleston Huntington Parkersburg Wheeling Morgantown Weirton Fairmont Beckley Clarksburg Martinsburg Library: West Virginia West Virginia Libraries License Plates: West Virginia Local Resources: West Virginia Courts West Virginia Fire Departments West Virginia Counseling Services West Virginia Police Departments West Virginia Government Offices Lowest Point: Potomac River; 240 feet, 31stMaps: Rand McNally DMOZ Blank Outline Map 50states List Media: Radio TV Motto: Montani semper liberiMountaineers are always free Museums: The Virtual Library National Forest: West Virginia Newspapers: West Virginia Nickname: Mountain State Nursing Schools: West Virginia Origin of state's name: Named after England's Queen Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen"Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com Permanent Residents: Find A Grave Population: Quick facts 1,808,344 ; 37th, 12/00 -Public Records: West Virginia Real Estate: West Virginia Real Estate Representatives: Road Side America: West Virginia School Directory: West Virginia Schools Public Schools Private Schools Soil: West Virginia - Monongahela Song: 50states List Sheet Music Sports: West Virginia Teams State Parks: West Virginia State Quarters: West Virginia Symbols: Symbols & Facts Topography: Image Ranging from hilly to mountainous; Allegheny plateau, in the west, covers two-thirds of the state; mountains over 4,000 feet.Travel: West Virginia Travel Tree: Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Unclaimed Funds: West Virginia Vacation Rentals: West Virginia Vacation Rentals Veteran Affairs: West Virginia Military Links Vital Records: West Virginia Vital Records Weather: Charleston, Yeager Airport White Pages: West Virginia White Pages Yellow Pages: West Virginia Yellow Pages Zip Codes: West Virginia Zip Codes