| Population (1994): 1,822,000
(35th in size)
State size: 24,231 square miles (41st in
size)
State Capital: Charleston (named after Charles
Clendenin, a Revolutionary War soldier and owner of the
land on which the settlement was built)
Major cities: Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown and
Wheeling
Admission to union: The 35th State
Date entered the union: June 20, 1863
Origin of state name: So named because it was
originally part of Virginia.
Nicknames: The Mountain State
Bordering states: Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Virginia
State bird: Cardinal
State flower: Great Rhododendron
State tree: Sugar Maple
Motto: Mountain People, Always Free |
