BEST West Virginia Places to Picnic
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1861, Virginians in the northwestern part of the state defied
Virginia's secession from the United States. The region chose to
remain in the Union and form a new state. West Virginia was admitted
into the Union in 1863, after conditions requiring the gradual
emancipation of slaves had been met.
The state motto is
"Mountaineers are always free," and West Virginia lives up
to its nickname of the "Mountain State." With an average
altitude of 1,500 feet above sea level, it's the highest of any
state east of the Mississippi River.
For a long time, West Virginia was
a leading producer of coal in North America, but many people left to
pursue better employment opportunities. That trend has turned
around, and now the state's economy is in a more stable condition.
The capital is Charleston, and the state flower is the big
rhododendron.
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