West Virginia

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Founded: June 20, 1863
West Virginia, 38th most populous state with a population of 1,793,716 in
2021.
The largest city is Charleston with a population of 304,000

Arthur I. Boreman Flag of West Virginia

 Demography
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 Government
system

Governor Senator Senator Attorney General

Jim Justice Shelley Moore Capito Joe Manchin Patrick Morrisey
 Appalachian
Trail
The Appalachian Trail, is a hiking trail in the Eastern
United States, extending almost 2,200 miles between
Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Most of the trail is in forest or wild lands,
Maine, and passing through 14 states. although some portions traverse towns,
roads and farms.
The trail was first proposed in 1921 and completed
in 1937 after more than a decade of work.

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy claims the Appalachian Trail to be the longest hiking-only trail in the world.
 The
The Greenbrier is a
Greenbrier
Since 1778, visitors have traveled to this part of the state to "take the waters" of the
luxury resort located area. Today, The Greenbrier is situated on 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) of land with 710
in the Allegheny guest rooms, 20 restaurants and lounges, more than 55 indoor and outdoor activities
Mountains near and sports, and 36 retail shops
White Sulphur
Springs. The Greenbrier is also the site of a massive underground bunker that was meant to serve as an
emergency shelter for the United States Congress during the Cold War.

The
bunker
was code
named
"Project
Greek
Island".
 West Virginia in pop-
culture
Take Me Home, Country Roads Fallout 76
Song released in 1971 by John Denver Online action role-playing video game

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