Welcome to West Virginia! (Continued below)
| Nicknames & Slogans | |||
| Nicknames | The Mountain State, Panhandle State, Switzerland of America | ||
| Symbols of State | |||
| Motto | Montani Semper Liberi | 1863 | > |
| Song | “West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home” | 1947 | > |
| Song | “The West Virginia Hills” | 1961 | > |
| Song | “This Is My West Virginia” | 1963 | > |
| Song | “Take Me Home Country Roads” | 2014 | > |
| EcoSymbols | |||
| Flower | big laurel (Rhododendron maximum) | 1903 | > |
| Tree | sugar maple (Acer saccharum) | 1949 | > |
| Fruit | Golden Delicious apple (Malus) | 1972 | > |
| Bird | cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 1949 | > |
| Animal | black bear (Ursus americanus) | 1973 | > |
| Reptile | timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) | 2008 | > |
| Amphibian | northern red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) | 2015 | > |
| Fish | brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) | 1973 | > |
| Insect | honeybee (Apis mellifera)  |
1978 | > |
| Butterfly | monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) | 1995 | > |
| Gem | Lithostrotionella (fossil coral) | 1990 | > |
| Rock | bituminous coal | 2009 | > |
| Fossil † | giant ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) | 2008 | > |
| Soil | Monongahela Silt Loam | 1997 | > |
| Cultural Symbols | |||
| Colors | Old gold and blue | 1963 | > |
| Tribal Group | Appalachian American Indians of West Virginia | 1996 | > |
| Steam Locomotive | Shay No. 5 | 2004 | > |
| Tartan | West Virginia shawl | 2008 | > |
| Year-round Professional Theatre | Greenbrier Valley Theatre | 2006 | > |
| Youth Ballet | River City Youth Ballet Ensemble | 2007 | > |
| Language | English |
2016 | > |
| Firearm | Hall flintlock model 1819 | 2013 | > |
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