2. W.V. has had the lowest crime rate for the past 26 years.

3. Philipi, WV was the site of the first land battle of the civil war.

4. In 1921,

west Virginia became the first state to have a sales tax.

5. The first brick street in the world was laid in the city of Charleston in 1873.

6. The first concrete street in the world was laid in the town of Webster springs in 1903.

7.WV was admitted to the union on june 20th, 1863.

8.West Virginia is the only state in the Union to have acquired its sovereignty by proclamation of the President of the United States

9.Mother’s Day was first observed at Andrews Church in Grafton on May 10, 1908

10.West Virginia has the oldest population of any state. The median age is 40.

11.Nearly 75% of West Virginia is covered by forests.