West Virginia

Capitol: Charleston


Became the 35th state
to enter the union on
June 20, 1863


State flower: rhododendron

State bird: cardinal

State songs: "West Virginia", "My Home Sweet Home", "The West Virginia Hills", and "This Is My West Virginia"

State tree: sugar maple

State motto: "Montani semper liberi"
(Mountaineers are always free)


Nickname: "The Mountain State"

Vacation recommendation: Whitewater Rafting in WV

Size in land area: 24,077 square miles


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