West Virginia Fun Facts

* West Virginia is nicknamed "The Mountain State"
* Most of the country's glass marbles are made around Parkersburg, W.V.
* Mother's Day was first observed on May 10,1908 in W.V.
* The first state sales tax in the United States went into effect in West Virginia on July 1, 1921
* The New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville is the second highest steel arch bridge in the U.S.
* Nearly 75% of West Virginia is covered with forests
* 15% of the nation's total coal production comes from West Virginia
* Organ Cave is the third largest cave in the United States
* The first brick street in the world was laid in Charleston, W.V.