West Virginia
- Admitted to statehood: June 20, 1863
- Origin of name: Named by Sir Walter Raleigh in honor of Queen Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen of England
- Capital: Charelston
- Nickname: "The Mountain State"
- Motto: "Montani Semper Liberi" (Translation: "Mountaineers are always
free")
- Bird: Cardinal
- Flower: Big Rhododendron
- Song: "West Virgina, My Home Sweet Home"
- Stone: None *
- Tree: Sugar Maple
- West Virginia Homepage