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State Capital
Charleston
State Flag
Established 1929
State Seal
Established 1863
State Motto
Montani Semper Liberi ("Mountaineers are always free") (1863)
State Nickname
"The Mountain State"
State Colors
Old Gold and Blue (1962)
State Bird
Northern Cardinal (1949)
State Fish
Brook Trout (1973)
State Insect
Monarch Butterfly (1995)
State Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly (1995)
State Reptile
Timber Rattlesnake (2008)
State Fossil
Megalonyx jeffersonii (Jefferson's Ground Sloth) (2008)
State Flower
Rhododendron (1903)
State Tree
Sugar Maple (1949)
State Rock
Bituminous Coal (2009)
State Soil
Monongahela Soil Series (1997)
State Fruit
Golden Delicious Apple (1995)
State Folk Dance
Square Dance (1993)
State Tartan
West Virginia Tartan (1997)
State Coat of Arms
Established 1863
State Song 1
"The West Virginia Hills" (1947)
State Song 2
"This Is My West Virginia" (1963)
State Song 3
"West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home" (1988)
State Quarter Design
New River Gorge Bridge (2005)
State Animal
Black Bear (1995)
State Gem
Silicified Mississippi Coral (1990)