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
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