West Virginia History Scavenger Hunt

Eastern Panhandle

Apple and peach farming are most important to the economy of which region of the state?

White field, blue border, 2 men, rhododendron, motto

Describes the state flag of West Virginia

Babcock State Park

Glade Creek Grist Mill is located in this state park.

Greenbrier Hotel

Home of the famous springs that were said to cure various ailments

West Virginia northern flying squirrel

In August, the U.S. Department of the Interior removed the Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus, a nocturnal, high-altitude dwelling animal better known by this name, from the Endangered Species List.

Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania

Neighbors of West Virginia

Mountain State

Nickname for the state of West Virginia

Monongahela National Forest

This forest contains more than 900,000 acres of land in 10 West Virginia counties.

Grandview State Park

This former state park, known for its outdoor dramas Hatfields and McCoys and Honey in the Rock, became part of the New River Gorge National River in 1990.

Snowshoe

This is West Virginia's largest ski resort.

Kanawha River

This waterway is the state's largest tributary of the Ohio River.

Cardinal

WV state bird

Rhododendron

WV state flower

montani semper liberi

WV state motto

Take Me Home, Country Roads

WV state song

June 20, 1863

West Virginia became a state on this date.

Friars Hole Cave

What is the longest cave in West Virginia?

Twin Falls State Park

Foley Falls and Black Fork Falls are located in this state park.

Tourism and coal mining

The 2 major industries in West Virginia

Charleston and Huntington

According to the 2000 census, these 2 West Virginia towns were the only towns with a population above 50,000.

Abraham Lincoln

declared West Virginia a state

Jon McBride

first West Virginian to be in space

75%

how much of West Virginia is covered by forests

New River Gorge Bridge

is shown on the state quarter

Hatfields and McCoys

participants in a seemingly endless argument; two parties of deep animosity and hatred or strong rivalry

Clay County

the golden delicious apple originated here

Charleston

the state capital of West Virginia and the largest city in WV

38th

the state of West Virginia by population