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Interesting Data About West Virginia

- West Virginia is considered the southern most northern state and the northern most southern state.
- Mother’s Day was first observed at Andrews Church in Grafton on May 10, 1908.
- West Virginia has the oldest population of any state. The median age is 40.
- Jackson's Mill is the site of the first 4-H Camp in the United States.
- The world's largest sycamore tree is located on the Back Fork of the Elk River in Webster Springs.
- The first state sales tax in the United States went into effect in West Virginia on July 1, 1921.
- On January 26, 1960 Danny Heater, a student from Burnsville, scored 135 points in a high school basketball game earning him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
- The first federal prison exclusively for women in the United States was opened in 1926 in West Virginia.
- Cecil Underwood is the nation's oldest governor. He turned 77 on November 5, 1999.



- The New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville is the second highest steel arch bridge in the United States. The bridge is also the longest steel arch bridge (1,700 feet) in the world. Every October on Bridge Day, the road is closed and individuals parachute and bungee cord jump 876 feet off the bridge. Its West Virginia's largest single day event and attracts about 100,000 people each year.
- The first major land battle fought between Union and Confederate soldiers in the Civil War was the Battle of Philippi on June 3, 1861.
- One of the nation's oldest and largest Indian burial grounds is located in Moundsville. Its 69 feet high, 900 feet in circumference, and 50 feet high. An inscribed stone was removed from the vault and is on display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.
- West Virginia's nickname is the Mountain State and its motto is "Mountaineers Are Always Free."
- Some famous individuals from West Virginia include: Pearl Buck (author), Peter Marshall (television host), Chuck Yeager (test pilot /Air Force General), Don Knotts (actor), Mary Lou Retton (Olympic gold medallist for gymnastics), and Kathy Mattea (country music singer).
- Nearly 75% of West Virginia is covered by forests.
- West Virginia covers about 24,000 square miles and has a population of about 1.8 million.
- 15% of the nation's total coal production comes from West Virginia.
- According to the crime index for 1997, West Virginia had the lowest crime rate in the country.
- West Virginia’s Memorial Tunnel was the first in the nation to be monitored by television. It opened November 8, 1954.
- The first rural free mail delivery was started in Charles Town on October 6, 1896, and then spread throughout the United States.
- West Virginia was the first state to have a sales tax. It became effective July 1, 1921.
- The first steamboat was launched by James Rumsey in the Potomac River at New Mecklensburg (Shepherdstown) on December 3, 1787.
- A naval battle was fought in West Virginia waters during the Civil War. United States Navy armored steamers were actively engaged in the Battle of Buffington Island near Ravenswood on July 19, 1863.
- On February 14, 1824, at Harpers Ferry, John S. Gallaher published the "Ladies Garland," one of the first papers in the nation devoted mainly to the interests of women.
- Organ Cave, near Ronceverte, is the third largest cave in the United States and the largest in the state.