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Missouri |
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State of West Virginia |
| Admitted: |
June 20, 1863 |
| Population: |
1,782,959 (2021 Estimate) |
| National Rank: |
39 |
| Total Area: |
24,231 square miles |
| National Rank: |
41 |
| Nickname: |
The Mountain State |
| Time Zone: |
Eastern Time Zone |
| Low Point: |
247 Feet - Harpers Ferry |
| High Point: |
4,861 Feet - Spruce Knob |
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| Animal: |
Black Bear |
| Bird: |
Cardinal |
| Butterfly: |
Monarch Butterfly
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| Colors: |
Old Gold and Blue
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| Fish: |
Brook Trout |
| Flower: |
Rhododendron |
| Fossil: |
Jefferson's Ground Sloth |
| Fruit: |
Apple (Golden Delicious Apple) |
| Gemstone: |
Chalcedony |
| Insect: |
Honey Bee |
| Motto: |
"Montani Semper Liberi"
(Mountaineers are always free) |
| Poet Laureate: |
Marc Harshman |
| Reptile: |
Timber Rattlesnake |
| Rock: |
Bituminous Coal |
| Soil: |
Monongahela Silt Loam |
| Song: |
"The West Virginia Hills" |
| Tartan: |
West Virginia Shawl |
| Tree: |
Sugar Maple |
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