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Capital: Charleston
State Nickname: Mountain State
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Big Rhododendron
Admitted to the Union: June 20, 1863
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| Governors |
June 20, 1863 to February 26, 1869:
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Arhtur I. Boreman*
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* Resigned from office
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February 27, 1869 to March 3, 1869:
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Daniel D. T. Farnsworth
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March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871:
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William E. Stevenson
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March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1877:
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John Jeremiah Jacob
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March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1881:
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Henry Mason Matthews
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March 4, 1881 to March 3, 1885:
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Jacob B. Jackson
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March 4, 1885 to February 5, 1890:
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Emanuel Willis Wilson*
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* Wilson remained in office for almost one year beyond the expiration of his term pending a structured settlement of the disputed 1888 election |
february 6, 1890 to March 3, 1893:
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Aretas Brooks Fleming
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March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1897:
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William A. MacCorkle
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March 4, 1897 to March 4, 1901:
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George W. Atkinson
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March 4, 1901 to March 4, 1905:
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Albert B. White
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March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1909:
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William M. O. Dawson
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March 4, 1909 to March 4, 1913:
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William E. Glasscock
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March 4, 1913 to March 4, 1917:
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Henry D. Hatfield
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March 4, 1917 to March 4, 1921:
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John J. Cornwell
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March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1925:
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Ephriam F. Morgan
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March 4, 1925 to March 4, 1929:
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Howard M. Gore
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March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1933:
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William G. Conley
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March 4, 1933 to January 18, 1937:
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Herman G. Kump
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January 18, 1937 to January 13, 1941:
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Homer A. Holt
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January 15, 1941 to January 15, 1945:
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Matthew M. Neely
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January 15, 1945 to January 17, 1949:
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Clarence W. Meadows
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January 17, 1949 to January 19, 1953:
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Okey L. Patterson
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January 19, 1953 to January 14, 1957:
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William C. Marland
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January 14, 1957 to January 16, 1961:
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Cecil H. Underwood
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January 16, 1961 to January 18, 1965:
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William W. Barron
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January 18, 1865 to January 13, 1969:
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Hulett C. Smith
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January 13, 1969 to January 17, 1977:
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Arch A. Moore, Jr.
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January 17, 1977 to January 14, 1985:
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John D. Rockefeller
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January 16, 1989 to January 13, 1997:
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Gaston Caperton
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January 13, 1997 to January 15, 2001:
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Cecil Harland Underwood
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January 15, 2001 to January 17, 2005:
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Bob Wise
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Democratic January 17, 2005 –
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Joe Manchin III
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| State Song |
West Virginia Hills
Lyrics by Mrs. Ellen King
Music by H. E. Engle
Oh, the West Virginia hills! How majestic and how grand,
With their summits bathed in glory, Like our Prince Immanuel's Land!
Is it any wonder then, That my heart with rapture thrills,
As I stand once more with loved ones On those West Virginia hills?
Chorus
Oh, the hills, beautiful hills, How I love those West Virginia hills!
If o'er sea o'er land I roam, Still I'll think of happy home,
And my friends among the West Virginia hills.
Oh, the West Virginia hills! Where my childhood hours were passed,
Where I often wandered lonely, And the future tried to cast;
Many are our visions bright, Which the future ne'er fulfills;
But how sunny were my daydreams On those West Virginia hills!
Chorus
Oh, the West Virginia hills! How unchang'd they seem to stand,
With their summits pointed skyward To the Great Almighty's Land!
Many changes I can see, Which my heart with sadness fills;
But no changes can be noticed In those West Virginia hills.
Chorus
Oh, the West Virginia hills! I must bid you now adieu.
In my home beyond the mountains I shall ever dream of you;
In the evening time of life, If my Father only wills,
I shall still behold the vision Of those West Virginia hills. |
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| State Population |
1870: 442,014 |
1880: 618,457 |
1890: 762,794 |
1900: 958,800 |
1910: 1,221,119 |
1920: 1,463,701 |
1930: 1,729,205 |
1940: 1,901,974 |
1950: 2,005,552 |
1960: 1,860,421 |
1970: 1,744,237 |
1980: 1,949,644 |
1990: 1,793,477 |
2000: 1,808,350 |
State Capitol Building 1907
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