12 Reasons Why West Virginia Is A State That You Don't Want To Mess With

by N/A, 10 years ago | 2 min read

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A quick look at the 35th state to join the union.

1. West Virginia is the only state to break away from another state without the other state's permission!

In 1863, it broke away from Virginia to become its own sovereign state.

3. West Virginia holds the record for the "most cities named after cities in other countries."

So if you canâ€™t afford an expensive European romp in Athens, Greece, perhaps you can go to Athens, West Virginia.

4. About 75% of West Virginia is covered in forests.

6. The mountainous state has an average altitude of 1,500 feet above sea level. It's the highest state east of the Mississippi River.

7. The town of Weirton is the only town to extend from one state border to another. It borders Pennsylvania and Ohio.

12. The stone used to construct the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., was quarried in West Virginia.