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It was the only state physically & politically formed directly because of the Civil War |
West Virginia
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FJ |
THE 50 STATES |
2007-07-19 |
#5279 |
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In Latin its state motto is "Montani semper liberi" |
West Virginia ("Mountaineers always free")
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$500 |
J |
U.S. STATES |
1996-12-10 |
#2827 |
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This Appalachian state's motto is "Mountaineers are always free" |
West Virginia
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$500 |
J |
U.S. STATES |
1995-03-21 |
#2437 |
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This "Mountain State" has the highest mean elevation of any state east of Mississippi |
West Virginia
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$500 |
J |
THE 50 STATES |
1995-02-09 |
#2409 |
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When it became a state in 1863, Wheeling was its capital |
West Virginia
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$400 |
J |
U.S. STATES |
1994-12-01 |
#2359 |
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It's the newest state east of the Mississippi River |
West Virginia
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FJ |
U.S. STATES |
1993-03-26 |
#1980 |
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The name of this state's capital is also a popular dance of the '20s |
West Virginia
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$400 |
J |
U.S. STATES |
1990-06-21 |
#1354 |
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This, the "Mountain State", has the highest average altitude of any state east of the Mississippi |
West Virginia
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$200 |
J |
U.S. STATES |
1989-05-11 |
#1094 |
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Appalachian state whose license plates say it's "Wild, Wonderful" |
West Virginia
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$800 |
DJ |
THE 50 STATES |
1988-12-30 |
#1000 |
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This "Mountain State" is considered to have the most irregular boundary of the lower 48 |
West Virginia
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$600 |
DJ |
U.S. STATES |
1988-05-20 |
#870 |
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1 of 3 states which border Virginia & share its state bird, the Cardinal |
West Virginia (or Kentucky or North Carolina)
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$300 |
J |
U.S. STATES |
1987-04-22 |
#618 |