Facts about the state of West Virginia

State flower :

Rhododendron

State Bird :

Cardinal

State Tree :

Sugar Maple

State Motto :

Mountaineers are aleays free

• Charleston is West Virginia's capital and largest city.
• West Virginia ranks 41st in size among the states, with a total area of 62,761 sq km (24,232 sq mi), including 376 sq km (145 sq mi) of inland water.
• There was a town in West Virginia called '6'