West Virginia was once part of Virginia. When Virginia declared secession from the United States to become part of the Confederacy, the counties in northwestern Virginia voted to secede from Virginia and remain loyal to the United States. That area of Virginia became West Virginia. West Virginia became the 35th U.S. state on June 20, 1863.
The capital of West Virginia is Charleston.
West Virginia
Georgia has a larger population considering their largest city is Atlanta according to Wikipedia it is the 9th most populous while West Virginia is 37th.
Kentucky and west Virginia
West Virginia is larger than Vermont. Vermont is the 49th largest U.S. state based on population and the 45th largest state based on total area. West Virginia is the 38th largest U.S. state based on population and the 41nd largest state based on total area.
it is west virginia's state seal.
West Virginia is to the west.
Virginia was once a MUCH larger state. Over a period of years, other states were divided from Virginia. The last was when the state of West Virginia was separated. A portion of the shape of the state is determined by rivers and ocean that form the boundaries.
The West Virginia state bird is a Cardinal
West Virginia doesn't have a state horse.
West Virginia is nicknamed "The Mountain State."