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Judge orders restoration of jobs in health program for West Virginia coal miners • May 18, 2025, 6:27 AM ET (CBS)
Virginia boy swept away as heavy rains and flooding hit several states • May 14, 2025, 4:31 PM ET (AP)
Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western Maryland • May 14, 2025, 10:32 AM ET (AP)
NPR stations targeted for cuts by Trump have provided lifelines to listeners during disasters • May 3, 2025, 4:03 PM ET (AP)
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Also Known As Mountain State
Capital Charleston
Population1 (2020) 1,793,716; (2024 est.) 1,769,979
Governor Patrick Morrisey (Republican)
Date Of Admission June 20, 1863
U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (Republican) • Jim Justice (Republican)
State Nickname Mountain State
State Motto "Montani Semper Liberi (Mountaineers Are Always Free)"
State Bird northern cardinal
State Flower big rhododendron
State Song “The West Virginia Hills” • “This Is My West Virginia” • “West Virginia My Home Sweet Home”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 2 (of 435)
Time Zone Eastern (GMT −5 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 62,756
Total Area (Sq Mi) 24,230
1Excluding military abroad.

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West Virginia: flag
seal of West Virginia
The cardinal is the state bird of West Virginia.
West Virginia's state flower is the big rhododendron.
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Sandstone Falls, West Virginia
West Virginia
United States: The Upper South
Spruce Knob summit
Harpers Ferry
Learn about the battles that took place in West Virginia after the state seceded from Virginia to join the Union
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