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10 Wonderful West Virginia Facts
1. The only state in America to declare its independence from another state is West Virginia.
2. The New River Gorge Bridge in Virginia hosts Bridge Day each year. This is when base jumpers congregate and jump from the 876-foot-high (267 m) bridge.
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3. West Virginia's nickname is the Mountain State. It is the only state located entirely within a mountain range, and it has the highest average elevation of any state east of the Mississippi.
4. America's oldest five-and-dime store is Berdine's Five and Dime. Located in Harrisville, West Virginia, it has been continuously operating since 1908.
5. The New River in West Virginia is the second oldest river in the world, ranging between 10 and 360 million years old. It is unusual because it flows south to north, and because it was formed before the mountains.
6. The Golden delicious apple was discovered in West Virginia.
7.West Virginia is home to 424 recorded prehistoric mounds left by ancient people who once lived there. The largest mound is at least 70 feet tall, which would have required its builders to carry over 3 million baskets of earth.
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8. The West Virginia state song is John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads."
9. West Virginia is the southernmost northern state, and the northernmost southern state.
10. Proposed names for West Virginia were “Westsylvania” and “Vandalia.”
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10 Wonderful West Virginia Facts
1. The only state in America to declare its independence from another state is West Virginia.
2. The New River Gorge Bridge in Virginia hosts Bridge Day each year. This is when base jumpers congregate and jump from the 876-foot-high (267 m) bridge.
Creative Commons: Jeremy Markovich
3. West Virginia's nickname is the Mountain State. It is the only state located entirely within a mountain range, and it has the highest average elevation of any state east of the Mississippi.
4. America's oldest five-and-dime store is Berdine's Five and Dime. Located in Harrisville, West Virginia, it has been continuously operating since 1908.
5. The New River in West Virginia is the second oldest river in the world, ranging between 10 and 360 million years old. It is unusual because it flows south to north, and because it was formed before the mountains.
6. The Golden delicious apple was discovered in West Virginia.
7.West Virginia is home to 424 recorded prehistoric mounds left by ancient people who once lived there. The largest mound is at least 70 feet tall, which would have required its builders to carry over 3 million baskets of earth.
Creative Commons: Tim Kiser / Malepheasant
8. The West Virginia state song is John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads."
9. West Virginia is the southernmost northern state, and the northernmost southern state.
10. Proposed names for West Virginia were “Westsylvania” and “Vandalia.”
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