Today is the anniversary of West Virginia being admitted to our United States of America.
Date of Admittance:
June 20, 1863
Parentage: West Virginia "seceded" from Virginia when Virginia "seceded" from the US. The majority of people living west of the Appalachians didn't want to secede when the majority of Virginians voted to. Unhappy with this action, they organized in their own geographic area and decided to stay in the Union. After years of legal fighting the US Supreme Court in 1879 allowed that the break was legal.
Parentage: West Virginia "seceded" from Virginia when Virginia "seceded" from the US. The majority of people living west of the Appalachians didn't want to secede when the majority of Virginians voted to. Unhappy with this action, they organized in their own geographic area and decided to stay in the Union. After years of legal fighting the US Supreme Court in 1879 allowed that the break was legal.
Place in the Family
Number 35
Between "Bleeding Kansas" (January 1861)
and Nevada (October 1864)
Between "Bleeding Kansas" (January 1861)
and Nevada (October 1864)
Motto
"Mountaineers are always free"
...and so are Americans. ;-)
...and so are Americans. ;-)
Nick-Name
"The Mountain State"
because the state lies on the feet of The Appalachians
On the License Plate
because the state lies on the feet of The Appalachians
On the License Plate
"Wild, Wonderful"
What a fun sentiment
What a fun sentiment
State Flag
A blue banner surrounding two men representing
mining and farming.
The date of statehood is etched on the rock behind them.
The motto appears on a red ribbon at the top.
I like this design. It's simple, but historical
and also kind of cool.
mining and farming.
The date of statehood is etched on the rock behind them.
The motto appears on a red ribbon at the top.
I like this design. It's simple, but historical
and also kind of cool.
First City You Probably Think of
When You Think "West Virginia"
Wheeling?
Actual State Capital: Charleston
State Size (Area) is 41st of 50.
Population is closer to 37th of 50.
(per 2000 Census figures)
Personal Fact:
I have driven through WV a few times. It is a beautiful place.
The logo of "WV" always reminds me of the Wonder Woman logo.
See below:
There are no professional
sports teams in West Virginia
sports teams in West Virginia
Anybody From West Virginia
Ever Grow Up To Be President?
Ever Grow Up To Be President?
Nope.
Good vs and Evil
The Hatfields & The McCoys
Musical West Virginians:
Brad Paisley
"Welcome To The Future," "American Saturday Night" etc
Michael W. Smith
"Place In This World" "Friends Are Friends Forever" etc
Jesco White
The Dancing Outlaw
TV Celebrities From West Virginia
Don Knotts
Emmy Award-winning actor
Peter Marshall
Emmy Award-winning actor
Peter Marshall
Comedian, Actor, Gameshow Host
Joyce DeWitt
"THREE'S COMPANY"
Conchata Ferrell
"TWO AND A HALF MEN"
Jennifer Garner
"ALIAS," "13 Going On 30"
John Corbett
"My Big Greek Wedding," "S&TC"
Steve Harvey
Actor, Comedian
Sporty West Virginians
George Brett
Baseball Hall of Fame Player
Mary Lou Retton
Baseball Hall of Fame Player
Mary Lou Retton
Olympic Gymnast
Randy Moss
Randy Moss
New England Patriots
West Virginia Literary Figures
Pearl S. Buck
The Great Earth
John Knowles
A Separate Peace
Roger Price
creator of DROODLES
(this is Four Elephants Smelling an Orange)
Comic Professionals From West Virginia
John Workman
Harvey Award-winning letterer
whom I had the pleasure to meet last year
here he is with his lovely wife Cathy
AND....today is his birthday!
So I'll honor him again with his own article
coming up NEXT!
Harvey Award-winning letterer
whom I had the pleasure to meet last year
here he is with his lovely wife Cathy
So I'll honor him again with his own article
coming up NEXT!
Tim Truman
HAWKWORLD, GRIMJACK, JONAH HEX, etc
Brooke McEldowney 9 CHICKWEED LANE
Historical West Virginians
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Confederate Army General
Chuck Yeager
pioneering test pilot broke the sound barrier in 1947
Sen Robert Byrd
Representative 1953-159,
Senator 1959-2010
Senator 1959-2010
Most Famous West Virginian
Roger Price
besides DROODLES he also created MAD LIBS.
Has anyone NOT played MAD LIBS atleast once in their life?
Has anyone NOT played MAD LIBS atleast once in their life?
A Song For You....
"Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Written by Taffy Nivert,
Bill Danoff, & John Denver
(That's Taffy singing the female harmony
by the way)
Bill Danoff, & John Denver
(That's Taffy singing the female harmony
by the way)
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