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The state flag of the U.S. state of West Virginia was officially adopted by the West Virginia Legislature on March 7, 1929. The present flag consists of a pure white field bordered by a blue stripe with the coat of arms of West Virginia in the center, wreathed by Rhododendron maximum and topped by an unfurled red ribbon reading, "State of West Virginia."
West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with a population of 1,769,979 residents. [5] The capital and most populous city is Charleston with a population of 49,055. West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key border state during the American Civil War.
Another ten monuments were documented in 1866, and 11 more in 1867 by the time the first post-war Confederate monuments were erected in Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia and Chester, Chester County, South Carolina in 1867. [34] Blevins' "Forever in Mourning" Chart of Union and Confederate Monuments, 1860–1920
West Virginia portal; Flags of the U.S. state of West Virginia. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. C.
The Coat of Arms of West Virginia: 1863 [1] Flag: The flag of West Virginia consists of the coat of arms, wreathed below in rhododendron and bannered with "State of West Virginia" above, on a white field bound in blue 1929 [1] Motto: Montani Semper Liberi (Mountaineers [are] Always Free) 1863, [1] [2] 1872 [3] — Seal: The Great Seal of the ...
Media in category "Flags of cities in West Virginia" The following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. A. File:Flag of Athens, West Virginia.png; B.
West Virginia regions 1863. West Virginia was created out of three regions of Virginia; the Northwest, the Shenandoah Valley, and the Southwest. [15] When secession from the United States became an issue for Virginia, there was little support for it in the counties bordering the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania, but there was more support in the central and southern counties of what became West ...
English: The flag of Marshall County, West Virginia. The flag was adopted in 1973, making it the oldest county flag in West Virginia. ... Mount Olivet, Marshall ...