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State Capital: Charleston
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Admission to Statehood:
June 20, 1863
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Economy-
- Agriculture: Cattle, dairy products, poultry, apples.
- Industry: Chemical products, mining, primary metals, stone, clay, and glass products, tourism.
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State Flag: A white field is bordered in dark blue. West Virginia's flag displays a rock containing the date June 20, 1863, the day West Virginia became a state. The two men represent farming and mining. Below them are two rifles with a "Liberty Cap" on top the rifles. A banner ribbon includes the state motto " Mountainiers Are Always Free". Around the picture are a wreath of rhododendren and the name of the state on a red ribbon.
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State Flower: Rhododendron - The Rhododendron maximum, or “great laurel,” is a shrub of the heath family and may be recognized by its large, dark evergreen leaves and delicate pale pink or white bloom, mottled with either red or yellow flecks.
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Highest Point: Spruce knob; 4,863 feet, 24th
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Lowest Point: Potomac River; 240 feet, 31st
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Motto: Montani semper liberi
- Mountaineers are always free
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State Nickname: Mountain State
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