Statehood & History
This year West Virginia officially became the 35th state.
What is 1863?
This city is the current capital of West Virginia.
What is Charleston?
This town is famous for John Brown’s raid.
What is Harper's Ferry?
West Virginia’s official nickname.
What is the Mountain State?
This industry shaped West Virginia’s economy more than any other.
What is coal mining.
West Virginia is the only state formed by separating from this Confederate state.
What is Virginia?
This city served as West Virginia’s first capital.
What is Wheeling?
West Virginia counties broke away because they supported this side in the Civil War.
What is the Union?
This mountain range completely covers West Virginia.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
This was once the world's longest steel arch bridge.
What is the New River Gorge Bridge?
The exact date West Virginia joined the Union (month, day, and year).
June 20, 1863
The capital permanently moved to Charleston in this year.
What is 1885?
This town changed hands more than any other WV town during the war.
What is Harpers Ferry?
This river flowing through WV is considered one of the oldest in the world.
What is the New River?
This metal covers the dome of the West Virginia State Capitol.
What is gold?
This war directly led to the creation of West Virginia.
What is the Civil War?
This disaster destroyed Charleston’s original capitol building in 1921.
What is a fire?
West Virginia is the only state created during this war.
What is the Civil War?
This park became America’s newest national park in 2020.
What is New River Gorge National Park?
The temporary capitol building burned this many days after opening in 1921.
What is six days?
West Virginia was admitted to the Union by this U.S. president.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
How many total times did West Virginia change its capital location?
What is four times?
Approximately how many times did Harpers Ferry change control?
What is eight times?
West Virginia is the only U.S. state with none of this type of land.
What is flat land?
West Virginia lies entirely within this cultural and geographic region.
What is Appalachia?