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[[Image:West_Virginia_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of West Virginia.]]
[[Image:West_Virginia_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of West Virginia.]]
'''West Virginia''' became a state on June 20, 1863, after separating from Virginia during the War Between the States. The official nickname is "The Mountain State" and the state has the highest mean elevation on any east of the Mississippi River. West Viriginia is comprised of 55 counties lying between the Ohio River on the west and the high Allegheny rigdes of the Appalachian Mountains on the East.
'''West Virginia''' became a state on June 20, 1863, after separating from Virginia during the War Between the States. The official nickname is "The Mountain State" and the state has the highest mean elevation on any east of the Mississippi River. West Viriginia is comprised of 55 counties lying between the Ohio River on the west and the high Allegheny ridges of the Appalachian Mountains on the East.
It's odd shape, most boundaries following rivers and ridges, has caused one Mountaineer to remark, "It is a pretty good state for the shape it's in."
It's odd shape, most boundaries following rivers and ridges, has caused one Mountaineer to remark, "It is a pretty good state for the shape it's in."
West Virginia was the thirty-fifth state. The population usually hovers around, or just below the 2 million mark.
The State Flower is the Rhododendron; the tree is the Sugar Maple; State Bird is the Cardinal, and the State Animal is the Black Bear.
The State Flower is the Rhododendron; the tree is the Sugar Maple; State Bird is the Cardinal, and the State Animal is the Black Bear.
The capital city is Charleston, population approximately 100,000,located on the Kanawha River, about 60 miles from where it flows into the Ohio.
The capital city is Charleston, population approximately 100,000, located on the Kanawha River, about 60 miles from where it flows into the Ohio.
The highest elelvation in West Virginia is Spruce Knob in Pendleton County at 4,862 feet.
The highest elevation in West Virginia is Spruce Knob in Pendleton County at 4,862 feet.
West Virginia is about 80% forested which accounts for much logging industry. It was also one of the leading coal producing states, often rotating with Kentucky as the number one producer. It is also a very productive farm state, and formerly a leader in steel and chemical prodution - before so much industry moved oversees.
West Virginia is about 80% forested which accounts for much logging industry. It was also one of the leading coal producing states, often rotating with Kentucky as the number one producer. It is also a very productive farm state, and formerly a leader in steel and chemical prodution - before so much industry moved oversees.