20 Interesting Facts About West Virginia
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West Virginia is sometimes referred to as the Switzerland of the United States.
This phrase refers to West Virginia's mountains.
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West Virginia was admitted to the Union by presidential proclamation.
President Abraham Lincoln was the president at the time. West Virginia was originally part of Virginia and is the only state to become part of the Union by separating from a Confederate state.
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Before any other city had brick streets, West Virginia had them.
The year was 1870 and the street was Summers Street in Charleston, West Virginia.
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The longest steel arch bridge in the world is located in West Virginia.
The New River Gorge Bridge is 1,700 feet.
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West Virginia has the world's largest sycamore tree.
It is located on the Back Fork of the Elk River in Webster Springs.
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John Brown's bad decision to raid the federal armory happened in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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West Virginia was named after Queen Elizabeth I.
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Stone for the Washington Monument came from West Virginia.
The town of Hinton to be exact!
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West Virginia is home to the world's first electric railroad.
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15 percent of the nation's coal comes from West Virginia.
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The Greenbier Resort at White Sulphur Springs has underground bunkers that are designed to house the United States Congress in the event of nuclear war.
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West Virginia was one of the first states to have sales tax.
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West Virginia is well-known for its fine glass manufacturing.
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Before Europeans arrived, West Virginia was home to the Cherokee, Delaware and Shawnee Indian tribes.
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The original capital of West Virginia was Wheeling.
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West Virginia is the 35th state.
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Seventy-five percent of West Virginia is covered by forests.
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West Virginia's nickname is the Mountain State.
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West Virginia is home to the first 4-H Camp in the United States.
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West Virginia was the first state to observer Mothers's Day.
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