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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: West Virginia
West of the Allegheny Range and that of the Shenandoah on the east, and the Greenbrier and Laurel Mountains on the west, are numerous short parallel ridges of which the most important are Potts or Middle Warm Spring and Jackson River Mountains.
West Virginia is richly invested with timber, comprising many varieties of the oak and fir, the hemlock, cedar, laurel, tulip-tree, the fl and white walnuts, hickory, beech, sycamore, elm, maple, birch, white and mountain ash, besides the wild-fruit varieties peculiar to the surrounding states.
West Virginia was organized and became a state during the early years of the Civil War, and was composed of the western and northern counties of the State of Virginia.
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 West Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the north, by Ohio and Kentucky to the west, and by Virginia to the east.
The underlying rock strata are sandstones, shales, bituminous coal beds, and limestones laid down in a near shore environment from sediments derived from mountains to the east, in a shallow inland sea on the west.
The population of West Virginia as of 2003 was 1,810,354.
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 West Virginia real estate - David Sween
Nicknamed the “Mountain State,” West Virginia is very hilly and rugged, with the highest mean altitude (1,500 ft/457 m) of any state E of the Mississippi.
West Virginia has extensive natural resources; it is among the nation's leading producers of bituminous coal, although coal production has declined.
West Virginia's natural beauty is spectacular, and the excellent hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, and skiing offered here form the basis of a growing tourist industry.
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 West Virginia
West Virginia's early history from 1609 until 1863 is largely shared with Virginia, of which it was a part until Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861.
West Virginia University - West Virginia University, mainly at Morgantown; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; est.
West Virginia - West Virginia, E central state of the United States.
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 West Virginia State Flag - About the West Virginia State Flag, its adoption and history - The United States of America
dopted in 1929, the current state flag displays the West Virginia Coat of Arms (as seen in the State Seal of West Virginia) centered on a white field.
The date of admission to the union, June 20, 1863 is etched on a stone and the state motto "Montani Semper Liberi" (Mountaineers Always Freemen)is printed on a ribbon below the farmer and the miner.
Purchase West Virginia State Flags: You may purchase quality state flags from the United States Flag Store.
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 West Virginia Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians
West Virginia Quilts and Quiltmakers: Echoes from the Hills
50 Hikes in West Virginia: From the Allegheny Mountains to the Ohio River
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 FLOWER DELIVERY West Virginia WV | West Virginia FTD Florist | West Virginia Flower Shop
COAT OF ARMS: A farmer stands to the right and a miner to the left of a large ivy-draped rock bearing the date of the state's admission to the Union.
The state motto is beneath and the words "State of West Virginia" above.
FLAG: The flag has a white field bordered by a strip of blue, with the coat of arms in the center, wreathed by rhododendron leaves; across the top of the coat of arms are the words "State of West Virginia." OFFICIAL SEAL: The same as the coat of arms.
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 AllRefer.com - West Virginia : Facts and Figures, United States (U.S. Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - West Virginia : Facts and Figures, United States (U.S. Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
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The US50 - A Guide to the State of West Virginia
West Virginia Admitted as the 35th State in the Union
___Topics include Lord Dunmore's War, the creation of West Virginia, the Hatfield-McCoy feud and the labor movement.
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