1. Our Mountain Home West virginia:

3. Made up of 55 counties

5. Great Seal of West Virginia The Great Seal of West Virginia was designed by Joseph H. Diss Debar, a local artist. On the left is the Obverse, which is the side of the seal which is seen most often. On the right is the reverse, which is used very rarely. Featured prominently is the motto, Montani Semper Liberi, which is Latin for Mountaineers are always free.

6. State Flower The state flower of West Virginia is the Rhododendron, shown in the picture above. The Rhododendron can be found growing wild along many of West Virginia’s mountain ridges!

7. State Bird Shown here is our state bird, the Cardinal. The Cardinal is also the state bird of our mother state, Virginia!

8. Governor The chief executive of West Virginia is the Governor. Currently, the Governor is Earl Ray Tomblin, of Logan County. He was formerly the Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate.

9. Map of the State