DEMOGRAPHICS / AT A GLANCE

West Virginia State Facts
Capital: Charleston
Area: 24,231 square miles
Achieved Statehood: June 20, 1863
Area: 24,282 square miles
State Motto: Montani Semper Liberi (Mountaineers are always free)
State Flower: Rhododendron
State Bird: Cardinal
State Tree: Sugar Maple

Maryland State Facts

Capital: Annapolis
Area: 9,837 square miles
Achieved Statehood: April 28, 1788
State Nickname: Free State or Old Line State
State Flower: Black-eyed Susan
State Bird: Baltimore Oriole
State Tree: White Oak