WEST VIRGINIA
- Origin of name: In honour of Elizabeth “Virgin Queen” of England.
- Capital: Charleston
- Largest city: Charleston
- Population: 1,854,304 (2013 est). Ranked 38th in the US.
- Nicknames: Mountain state
- Highest point: Spruce knob, 4,863 ft
- Admission to union: June 20th, 1863 (35th)
- State motto: Mountaineers are always free
- State song: The West Virginia Hills
- State tree: Sugar maple
- State flower: Rhododendron
- State bird: Cardinal
- Area: 24,230 sq mi. Ranked 41st in the US.
Did you know……...
1) Nearly 75% of West Virginia is covered by forests.
2) West Virginia has a mean altitude of 1,500 feet, giving it the highest average altitude east of the Mississippi.
3) West Virginia is considered the southern most northern state and the northern most southern state.
4) Organ Cave, near Ronceverte, is the third largest cave in the United States and the largest in the state.
5) Stone that was quarried near Hinton was contributed by West Virginia for the Washington Monument and arrived in Washington in February 1885.
The Little Bridges series was started by Stanthews in 2009 to highlight small footbridges in remote parts of Wiltshire. Since then the series has been expanded by others all over the country and starting to spread fast, Damian from Winter Foxes has created and updates a list of cachers who has found 10 or more little bridges and can be found here, if you would like to add to the series, please contact Stan hereand he will give you a number for your bridge, to qualify, the bridge must be a foot bridge too small for vehicles, please make sure your title exactly matches “Little Bridges # xx then name” including spaces so it will get picked up and added to Damian’s list.