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West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, by
proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln.
Tourism is the state's leading industry. For many years, coal was the
leading industry.
Marshall University, located in Huntington, was named for Chief Justice John
Marshall of the United States Supreme Court.
Justice Marshall served as Chief Justice from 1801- 1835 and
served as the presiding justice over the Aaron Burr treason trial in 1807.
West Virginia University,
located in Morgantown, has had 26 students to receive Rhodes Scholarships to study at Oxford University in England.
Charles Town, in Jefferson County, was where slave abolitionist John Brown was convicted of treason, conspiracy and murder
following his raid on Harpers Ferry, also in Jefferson County.
The world famous Greenbrier Hotel
and Resort, in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, was used as an Army Hospital during World War II.
The Greenbrier Hotel is also the home of the famous springs which were rumored to cure various ailments.
The New River Gorge Bridge, in Fayetteville, is the longest steel-arch bridge in the United States spanning 1, 815 feet across
the New River Canyon.
Ironic to its name, the New River is actually one of the oldest rivers in
the World and flows south to north, opposite from most rivers because it was formed before the mountains.
At 4, 861 feet above sea level, Spruce Knob, located in Pendleton County, is the highest point in the Mountain State.
Dropping down to 247 feet above sea level, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson
County, marks lowest point in the state.
   
cardinals, Abe Lincoln, John Brown, the Greenbrier
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