In 1731 Morgan Morgan established the first permanent white settlement on Mill Creek in present-day Berkeley County. Coal, a mineral asset that would figure significantly in West Virginia's history, was discovered in 1742. Other important natural resources are oil, natural gas, and hardwood forests, which cover about 75% of the state's area.
Capital City: Charleston
Capitol Tour
West Virginia: State of West Virginia Official Web Site
Admission to Statehood: Click for Date & List
Airports: Airports Map |? Airport Links
Amtrak: Northeast
Area: 24231 sq.mi, 41st ? Land 24087 sq. mi., 41st ? Water 145 sq.mi., 50th
Area Codes: West Virginia
Biographies: Famous People from West Virginia
Bird: Northern Cardinal
Border States: Regional List ?Kentucky ? Maryland ? Ohio ? Pennsylvania ? Virginia
Cam World: Live Web Cams
Cities & Towns: West Virginia
Climate: West Virginia
Community Pages: West Virginia Cities, Towns, Communities List
Constitution: 35th State
Counties: West Virginia
County Profile: County Map ? 55 Counties
Courts: Judicial System
Current Events: West Virginia News Headlines
Department of: Education | Certification ?| West Virginia University | Located in Morgantown.
Driving: DMV
Economy: Agriculture: Cattle, dairy products, poultry, apples. Industry: Chemical products, mining, primary metals, stone, clay, and glass products, tourism.
Flag: West Virginia (WV)
Flower: Rhododendron ? Rhododendron maximum
Cyndi's List ? Historical Societies
Geographic Center: Braxton, 4 miles east of Sutton
Geology Maps: West Virginia
Ghost Towns: Ghost Towns
Governor: Office of Governor
Highest Point: Spruce Knob; 4,863 feet, 24th
Highways: West Virginia Highways
History: History Timeline ?? Historical ? Civil War
Hotels, Motels & Inns:
Kids Corner: State of West Virginia Kids Site
Library: West Virginia?
Lottery:
Lowest Point: Potomac River; 240 feet, 31st
Maps:
Media: Radio ? TV
Motto: Montani semper liberi Mountaineers are always free
Museums: The Virtual Library
Name: West Virginia Named after England's Queen Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen"
National Forest: West Virginia
Population: Quick facts ? 1,808,344; 37th, 12/00 -
Real Estate: Every West Virginia City, Town & Community
Representatives: West Virginia Delagates: Members? West Virginia Senate: Members? US House: ? 110th Congress? US Senate: ? 110th Congress
Road Side America: West Virginia
School Directory: West Virginia
Soil: West Virginia - Monongahela
Song: West Virginia? ??
Sports: West Virginia Teams
State Parks: West Virginia
Symbols: Symbols & Facts
Tourism: www.wvtourism.com
Travel: West Virginia Travel
Tree: Sugar Maple ? Acer saccharum ?
Veteran Affairs: West Virginia
Visitor Guides: West Virginia - West Virginia - Wild and Wonderful, the visitors guide to West Virginia. (West Virginia Division of Tourism)
Weather:? Charleston, Yeager Airport
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