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West Virginia State Facts

Here are some West Virginia fun facts you probably didn't know about:

1. The first major land battle fought between Union and Confederate soldiers in the Civil War was the Battle of Philippi on June 3, 1861.
2. The first state sales tax in the United States went into effect in West Virginia on July 1, 1921.
3. Nearly 75% of West Virginia is covered by forests.
4. West Virginia's Memorial Tunnel was the first in the nation to be monitored by television. It opened November 8, 1954.
5. Daniel Boone made his last survey of Charleston on September 8, 1798. He left the state in 1799.
6. The first brick street in the world was laid in Charleston, West Virginia, on October 23, 1870, on Summers Street, between Kanawha and Virginia Streets.
7. Coal House, the only residence in the world built entirely of coal, is located in White Sulphur Springs. The house was occupied on June 1, 1961.

Other West Virginia state facts:

• West Virginia State Tree: Sugar Maple
• West Virginia State Flower: Rhododendron
• West Virginia State Bird: Cardinal

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