West Virginia

West Virginia, nicknamed The Mountain State, is a state of the United States. West Virginia broke away from Virginia during the American Civil War and was admitted to the Union as a separate state on June 20, 1863. more...

The Census Bureau considers West Virginia part of the South because of its location below the Mason-Dixon Line, although the state's Northern Panhandle extends farther north than Staten Island, New York, and Jersey City, New Jersey, and even though the USGS designates it as a Mid-Atlantic state. Many in the state's Northern Panhandle and North-Central region feel an affinity for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, while those in the Eastern Panhandle feel a connection with the Washington, D.C. suburbs in western Maryland and Virginia, and southern West Virginians often consider themselves southerners. The state is noted for its timber and coal mining heritage, and labor union organizing mine wars in particular.

The state has a rich, lush beauty reflecting its temperate topography. Tourist sites include the New River Gorge Bridge, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and many state parks. The Greenbrier hotel and resort, originally built in 1778, has long been considered a premier hotel frequented by numerous world leaders and U.S. Presidents over the years. West Virginia is also home to the Green Bank Telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

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