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
