WEST VIRGINIA (WV)
Mountain State

Population (2003): 1,801,854 (37th)
Area: 24,230 sq. mi. (41st) (62,755 sq. km.)
Flower: Big rhododendron
Bird: Cardinal
Tree: Sugar maple
Songs: "The West Virginia Hills"; "This Is My West Virginia"; "West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home"
Entered Union: June 20, 1863 (35th)
Capital and Largest City: Charleston (population, 51,702)
Other Large Cities (with pop.): Huntington, 49,910; Parkersburg, 32,299; Wheeling, 30,367

Important Products: coal, natural gas, fabricated metal products, chemicals, automobile parts, aluminum, steel, machinery, cattle, hay, apples, peaches, tobacco

Places to Visit: Harpers Ferry National Historic Park; Exhibition Coal Mine, Beckley; Monongahela National Forest