.
.
.
/ˌwɛst vərˈdʒɪnjə/
.
(“west virginia” is a ‘state’ located in the “appalachian region” of the ‘southern united states’)
.
(it is bordered by…)
‘Virginia’ to the southeast,
‘Kentucky’ to the southwest,
‘Ohio’ to the northwest,
‘Pennsylvania’ to the north (and, slightly, east),
and ‘Maryland’ to the northeast)
(‘West Virginia’ is the 41st largest by area, the 38th most populous, and has the 2nd lowest household income of the ’50 United States’)
(the capital and largest city is ‘Charleston’)
(‘West Virginia’ became a state following the ‘Wheeling Conventions’ of 1861, in which delegates from some ‘Unionist’ counties of northwestern ‘Virginia’ decided to break away from ‘Virginia’ during the ‘American Civil War’, although they included many secessionist counties in the new state)
(‘West Virginia’ was admitted to the ‘Union’ on June 20, 1863, and was a key ‘Civil War’ border state)
(‘west virginia’ was the only state to form by separating from a ‘confederate state’, the first to separate from any state since ‘Maine’ separated from ‘Massachusetts’, and was 1 of 2 states formed during the ‘American Civil War’ (the other being ‘nevada’))
(the ‘Census Bureau’ and the ‘Association of American Geographers’ classify ‘West Virginia’ as part of the ‘Southern United States’)
(the northern panhandle extends adjacent to ‘Pennsylvania’ and ‘Ohio’, with the ‘West Virginia’ cities of ‘Wheeling’ and ‘Weirton’ just across the border from the ‘Pittsburgh’ metropolitan area, while ‘Bluefield’ is less than 70 miles (110 km) from ‘North Carolina’)
(‘Huntington’ in the southwest is close to the states of ‘Ohio’ and ‘Kentucky’, while ‘Martinsburg’ and ‘Harpers Ferry’ in the ‘Eastern Panhandle’ region are considered part of the ‘Washington’ metropolitan area, in between the states of ‘Maryland’ and ‘Virginia’)
(the unique position of ‘West Virginia’ means that it is often included in several geographical regions, including the ‘Mid-Atlantic’, the ‘Upland South’, and the ‘Southeastern United States’)
(it is the only state that is entirely within the area served by the ‘appalachian regional commission’)
(the area is commonly defined as “appalachia”)
(the state is noted for its mountains and rolling hills, its historically significant logging and coal mining industries, and its political and labor history)
(it is one of the most densely karstic areas in the world, making it a choice area for recreational caving and scientific research)
(the ‘karst lands’ contribute to much of the state’s cool ‘trout waters’)
.
(it is also known for a wide range of ‘outdoor recreational opportunities’, including…)
‘skiing’
‘white-water rafting’
‘fishing’
‘hiking’
‘backpacking’
‘mountain biking’
‘hunting’
.
.
.
.
👈👈👈☜*“COLONIAL AMERICA”* ☞ 👉👉👉
.
.
💕💝💖💓🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤❤️💚💛🧡❣️💞💔💘❣️🧡💛💚❤️🖤💜🖤💙🖤💙🖤💗💖💝💘
.
.
*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
.
.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥