West Virginia Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for visitors and residents of the U.S. state of West Virginia.

NAME IN ENGLISH: State of West Virginia
STATEHOOD DATE: June 20, 1863 (35th state)
NICKNAME: "The Mountain State"
REGIONS: Mid-Atlantic and Southern USA
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY: Charleston
GOVERNMENT WEB SITE: wv.gov

Tourism:
- Do It in The Americas: West Virginia Guide
- wvtourism.com
- wv.gov - tourism
- visittheusa.com - state - west virginia
- wikipedia.org - tourism in west virginia - category
- wikitravel.org - west virginia
- unitedstatesforvisitors.com - states - wv - 2006 archive

Foods:
- skatedancer.com - recipes - by country - us - west virginia

Facts
- wvlegislature.gov - educational - fun facts
- wikipedia.org - west virginia - main article
- wikipedia.org - west virginia - more articles
- wikipedia.org - west virginia - category
- wikipedia.org - west virginia - lists
- wikipedia.org - west virginia - outline
- wikipedia.org - west virginia - portal
- census.gov - state by state - west virginia population change

U.S. States Bordering West Virginia:
| Kentucky | Maryland | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Virginia |

Bodies of Water Bordering West Virginia:
- none (landlocked)