West Virginia

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U.S. state federated state

West Virginia is a landlocked, mountainous U.S. state in the Appalachian region, known for its coal mining history, outdoor recreation, and distinct cultural heritage.

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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
West Virginia canonical 1,368
State of West Virginia 88
WV 30

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. state ⓘ
federated state ⓘ
admittedAsStateNumber 35 ⓘ
admittedToUnionOn 1863-06-20 ⓘ
areaRankAmongUSStates small to mid-sized ⓘ
belongsTo Appalachian Regional Commission ⓘ
borderedBy Kentucky ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
capital Charleston, West Virginia ⓘ
coatOfArms Seal of West Virginia ⓘ
contains Monongahela National Forest ⓘ
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
deFactoLanguage English ⓘ
drivesOn right ⓘ
flag Flag of West Virginia ⓘ
governedBy Governor of West Virginia ⓘ
hasCoalMiningHistory true ⓘ
hasDistinctCulturalHeritage true ⓘ
highestPoint Spruce Knob ⓘ
highestPointElevationMeters 1482 ⓘ
isLandlocked true ⓘ
ISOCode West Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: US-WV
judicialBody Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ⓘ
knownFor Appalachian culture ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ
natural gas production ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
largestCity Charleston, West Virginia ⓘ
legislativeBody West Virginia Legislature ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachia ⓘ
surface form: Appalachian region

Eastern United States ⓘ
lowerHouse West Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
majorRiver Kanawha River ⓘ
Monongahela River ⓘ
Ohio River ⓘ
motto Montani semper liberi ⓘ
mountainRange Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
nickname Mountain State ⓘ
officialLanguageStatus no official language at state level ⓘ
populationRankAmongUSStates small ⓘ
postalAbbreviation West Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: WV
primaryElectricGridInterconnection Eastern Interconnection ⓘ
separatedFrom Virginia ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
upperHouse West Virginia Senate ⓘ

Referenced by (1,516)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Time Zone → usedByUSStatePortion → West Virginia ⓘ
Potomac River → sourceLocation → West Virginia ⓘ
Potomac River → flowsThrough → West Virginia ⓘ
Washington metropolitan area → locatedIn → West Virginia ⓘ
Maryland → borderedBy → West Virginia ⓘ
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States → state → West Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Bluefield, West Virginia
contiguous United States → includesAdministrativeTerritory → West Virginia ⓘ
Appalachian Mountains → passesThrough → West Virginia ⓘ
MARC Train → operatingArea → West Virginia ⓘ
Great Railroad Strike of 1877 → location → West Virginia ⓘ
U.S. Route 50 → stateTraversed → West Virginia ⓘ
Southern United States → includesState → West Virginia ⓘ
Rust Belt → hasState → West Virginia ⓘ
Fairfax Stone → locatedIn → West Virginia ⓘ
Fairfax Stone → state → West Virginia ⓘ
Fairfax Stone → owner → West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: State of West Virginia
Virginia → bordersState → West Virginia ⓘ
USS West Virginia (BB-48) → namedAfter → West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. state of West Virginia
Nature’s Air-Conditioned City → state → West Virginia ⓘ
Bluefield–Beckley–Oak Hill television market → locatedIn → West Virginia ⓘ
Bluefield–Beckley–Oak Hill television market → coversState → West Virginia ⓘ
Bluefield Commercial Historic District → locatedIn → West Virginia ⓘ
Bluefield Commercial Historic District → state → West Virginia ⓘ
Northeastern United States → hasState → West Virginia ⓘ
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia → state → West Virginia ⓘ
Jefferson County, West Virginia → state → West Virginia ⓘ
Jefferson County, West Virginia → isEasternmostCountyOf → West Virginia ⓘ
Southern West Virginia → partOf → West Virginia ⓘ
Bluefield Residential Historic District → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → West Virginia ⓘ
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit → jurisdiction → West Virginia ⓘ
Cardinal → viaState → West Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Cardinal (train)
Sam Huff → stateOfHighSchool → West Virginia ⓘ
Pennsylvania → borderedBy → West Virginia ⓘ
Mercer County, West Virginia → locatedIn → West Virginia ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley → locatedIn → West Virginia ⓘ
Appalachian Trail → passesThrough → West Virginia ⓘ
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania → borderedBy → West Virginia ⓘ
Chesapeake Bay → watershedStates → West Virginia ⓘ
Brunswick Line → serves → West Virginia ⓘ
Brunswick Line → primaryLocale → West Virginia ⓘ
MARC → operatesIn → West Virginia ⓘ
Maryland Area Regional Commuter → serves → West Virginia ⓘ
Bluefield State University → state → West Virginia ⓘ
Martinsburg, West Virginia → state → West Virginia ⓘ
Martinsburg station → locatedIn → West Virginia ⓘ
Kentucky → borderedBy → West Virginia ⓘ
Bluefield High School → state → West Virginia ⓘ
Parkersburg, West Virginia → state → West Virginia ⓘ
Backbone Mountain → locatedIn → West Virginia ⓘ
Backbone Mountain → formsBorderBetween → West Virginia ⓘ