West Virginia State Facts

State Flag:
State Capital: Charleston
Largest City: Charleston

Abbreviation: WV
Counties: Counties in West Virginia
Towns & Cities:: Towns and Cities in West Virginia
Constitution: 35th State Statehood: June 20, 1863
NickName: The Mountain State
Motto: Mountaineers are always free
State Flower: big rhododendron
State Tree: Sugar Maple
State Bird: Cardinal
State Song: "West Virginia My home sweet home"
Land Area: 24,124 sq.mi.; 41st
Highest Point: Spruce knob; 4,863 feet
Lowest Point: Potomac River; 240 feet
Border States: Kentucky (W/SW), Ohio (W/NW), Pennsylvania (N), Maryland (E), Virginia (S/SE)
Website: Official West Virginia Website

West Virginia Facts
West Virginia became a state in 1863. West Virginia was once part of Virginia but split when Virginia left the Union and joined the confederacy during the Civil War. Western residents were against slavery and formed their own state (35th state).

West Virginia State Symbols

Big Rhododendron

Sugar Maple

Cardinal

Government Links: West Virginia