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1 West Virginia Bryce b

2 West Virginia’s state capital is Charleston.
The state was founded on June 20, 1863.

3 The state bird is the cardinal
The state bird is the cardinal. The state flower is kind of hard to say but I can manage, Rhododendron.

4 The state tree is the sugar maple
The state tree is the sugar maple. Also the state nickname is Mountain State. West Virginia has 26 colleges and universities.

5 Jerry West was an important person to West Virginia
Jerry West was an important person to West Virginia. He was an all American basketball player for the NBA.

6 Belle Boyd also played an important role in the West Virginia
Belle Boyd also played an important role in the West Virginia. She was born in 1843 and died in She was born in Martinsburg. When she was seventeen Boyd became a spy during the Civil War. She carried messages to Confederate camps.

7 West Liberty University is my favorite college in West Virginia because it only costs $ 15,020 for out of state and $ 7,380 for in state.

8 There’s the Greenbrier you can visit in West Virginia
There’s the Greenbrier you can visit in West Virginia. It’s a 1778 resort with a spa and casino. There's also New River Gorge National River. You can see some great things and do activities along the white water river.

9 You can go to the Blackwater Falls State Park
You can go to the Blackwater Falls State Park. You can hike and ski in the mountains.

10 There’s Dolly Sods Wilderness
There’s Dolly Sods Wilderness. You can hike camp there’s wilderness and autumn leaf colors.

11 Fun fact, West Virginia formed after they split with Virginia after the Civil War. Mother’s Day was first observed as a holiday at Andrews Church in Grafton on May 10, 1908.

12 The New River Gorge is the longest steel arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.


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