New Homestead USA

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Facts and Figures
Statehood June 20, 1863 (35th state)
Capital Charleston
Population 1,811,000
Nickname The Mountain State
Motto "Mountaineers Are Always Free"
Bird Cardinal
Flower Big Rhododendron
Song "West Virginia, My Sweet Home," "The West Virginia Hills" and "This is West Virginia."
Land
Area 24,231 sq miles
Number of Counties 55
Highest Point Spruce Knob, 4,861 ft.
Lowest Point Potomac River, 240 ft.