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West Virginia (other)
West Virginia is a U.S. state, state in the Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States, Southeastern regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies the state as a part of the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regionMid-Atlantic Home : Mid-Atlantic Information Office: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics" www.bls.gov. Archived. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north and east, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 12th-least populous state, with a population of 1,793,716 residents. The capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montani Semper Liberi
The Great Seal of the State of West Virginia was adopted in September 1863. The obverse center of the seal contains a boulder that has been inscribed June 20, 1863, the date West Virginia became a state. In front of the boulder lie two crossed rifles and a Phrygian cap#In the United States, liberty cap as a symbol of the state's fight for liberty. The two men on either side of the boulder represent agriculture and Industrial sector, industry. On the left stands a farmer with an Axe, ax and plow before a maize, cornstalk. On the other side stands a miner with a pickax, and behind him an anvil and sledge hammer. The outer ring contains the text "State of West Virginia" and the state's motto "Montani Semper Liberi", ("Mountaineers are Always Free"; the state nickname is "the Mountain State"). The reverse of the seal, also called the lesser seal, is the official seal of the List of Governors of West Virginia, Governor. Its motto reads "Libertas E Fidelitate" ("Liberty out of Fidelity") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
