Outline of West Virginia explained
See also: Index of West Virginia-related articles. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of West Virginia:
West Virginia - U.S. state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States. West Virginia became a state following the Wheeling Conventions of 1861, in which 50 northwestern counties of Virginia decided to break away from Virginia during the American Civil War. The state is noted for its mountains and rolling hills, its historically significant logging and coal mining industries, and its political and labor history.
General reference
- Names
- Common name: West Virginia
- Official name: State of West Virginia
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Nicknames
- Adjectivals: West Virginia, West Virginian
- Demonym: West Virginian, Mountaineer
Geography of West Virginia
Geography of West Virginia
- West Virginia is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Location
- Population of West Virginia: 1,852,994 (2010 U.S. Census[1])
- Area of West Virginia
- Atlas of West Virginia
Places in West Virginia
Natural geographic features of West Virginia
Regions of West Virginia
Administrative divisions of West Virginia
Demography of West Virginia
Demographics of West Virginia
Government and politics of West Virginia
Politics of West Virginia
Branches of the government of West Virginia
Government of West Virginia
Executive branch of the government of West Virginia
Legislative branch of the government of West Virginia
Judicial branch of the government of West Virginia
Courts of West Virginia
Law and order in West Virginia
Law of West Virginia
Military in West Virginia
History of West Virginia
History of West Virginia
History of West Virginia, by period
- Prehistory of West Virginia
- English Colony of Virginia, 1607–1707
- French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
- British Colony of Virginia, 1707–1776
- French and Indian War, 1754–1763
- British Indian Reserve, 1763–1783
- American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
- Commonwealth of Virginia, (1776–1863)
- Separation of Kentucky from Virginia in 1792
- State of West Virginia becomes 35th State admitted to the United States of America on June 20, 1863
- Separation of West Virginia from Virginia in 1863
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
History of West Virginia, by subject
Culture of West Virginia
Culture of West Virginia
The arts in West Virginia
Economy and infrastructure of West Virginia
Economy of West Virginia
Education in West Virginia
Education in West Virginia
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts West Virginia. 2011-11-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20130707134647/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/54000.html. 2013-07-07. dead.