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| John Brown's Fort in Harpers Ferry. It was in this building that abolitionist John Brown held out against Federal troops after raiding the US Arsenal in 1859. He was captured here and later hanged. |
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| Website : www.wv.gov |
 Capital
: Charleston |
 Highest
point : Spruce
Knob, 4,861 feet |
 Area : 24,231 square miles,
41st largest state. |
 Population : 1,808,344
(2000 Census) |
 Motto
: Montani
semper liberi (Mountaineers are always free)
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 Admitted to
Union : June
20, 1863 |
 State
Song : "West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home" |
 State Bird : Cardinal |
 State Flower : Rhododendron |
 State Tree : Sugar Maple |
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