West Virginia
Mountain State
Capitol: Charleston
Area: 24,181 square miles
Population: 1,860,421 *
Motto: Montani Semper Libera-dendron. **
Flower: Rosebay Rhododendron
Bird: Cardinal
Tree: Sugar Maple
Animal: Black Bear
35th state admitted to the Union ***
* This was the population in the mid-1970's when this postcard was probably printed. It has actually gone down a bit and is now 1,815,857
** Montani Semper Liberi is Latin for "Mountaineers are Always Free"
*** It was admitted on June 20, 1863.
This is an unused 'Dexter Press' postcard.
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