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  1. Há 5 dias · West Virginia, constituent state of the U.S. It was admitted as the 35th state of the union in 1863. It is bordered to the north by Pennsylvania, to the east by Maryland and Virginia, to the southwest by Kentucky, and to the northwest by Ohio. The state capital is Charleston.

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      Spruce Knob, highest point in West Virginia, U.S., located...

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  2. Há 2 dias · Charleston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of West Virginia and the county seat of Kanawha County. [7] Located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers, the city had a population of 48,864 at the 2020 census and an estimated population of 48,018 in 2021.

  3. Há 5 dias · Huntington is the second-most populous city in West Virginia, with a population of 46,842 as of the 2020 census. Its metro area, the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, is the largest in West Virginia, spanning seven counties across three states and having a population of 376,155 at the 2020 census.

  4. 16 de mai. de 2024 · Charleston, city, capital of West Virginia, U.S., seat of Kanawha county, and the largest city in the state. It is situated in the Allegheny Mountains, at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers (there bridged to South Charleston), in the south-central part of the state.

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  5. Há 2 dias · One of the earliest late-19th-century uses of Midwest was in reference to Kansas and Nebraska to indicate that they were the civilized areas of the west. A source in the 1920s referred to the Midwest included within this territory West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas.

  6. 28 de mai. de 2024 · 6 Delightful Towns to Visit in West Virginia. Bryan Dearsley May 28 2024 in Places. Explore West Virginia's small towns for natural beauty, warm hospitality, and authentic Americana with stunning scenery and diverse attractions.

  7. 24 de mai. de 2024 · Morgantown, city, seat of Monongalia county, northern West Virginia, U.S. It lies on the Monongahela River 77 miles (124 km) south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The first settlement there (1758) did not last, and Zackquill Morgan, son of West Virginias first permanent settler, Morgan Morgan, founded a new community in 1766.