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State Symbols

The official state symbols represent the cultural heritage and natural treasures of each state or the entire United States

West Virginia Symbols

West Virginia Symbols

Animal, Bird, Butterfly, Coat of Arms, Colors, Day, Fish, Flag, Flower, Fruit, Gem, Insect, Military Crest, Motto, Seal, Nicknames, Soil, Song, Tree

West Virginia State Day

West Virginia Day

June 20th

Adopted on June 20, 1863

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia on the condition that it would gradually abolish slavery. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective sixty days later on June 20, 1863. "West Virginia Day" became a legal holiday by Chapter 59, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 1927.

West Virginia LegislatureJune 20th - West Virginia Day
West Virginia Day became a legal state holiday by Chapter 59, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 1927 (WVC Þ2-2-1)

State Symbols

State symbols represent things that are special to a particular state.

symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun

Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together, compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century

1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.