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| Walking the streets of historic Harpers Ferry. It was here that on October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown staged his famous raid on the Federal Arsenal with the intent of sparking a slave revolt in Southern states. |
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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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