Why is West Virginia called the Mountain State?

West Virginia has three recognized nicknames, but only "Mountain State" is the official nickname, which has been approved by state legislators. The origin of this name is mainly related to the beautiful Allegheny Mountains located here. The Allegheny Mountains constitute more than 10% of the state's land area. Colonists began to settle in this mountain range from the middle of18th century, and there are seven famous tourist attractions including Monongahela National Forest. Important towns in West Virginia include Charleston, the state capital, Huntington, Wheeling and Parks.

The beautiful scenery of this mountain brought another nickname to West Virginia, "Switzerland of America". At one time, other states were also called this unofficial nickname because of their mountains, including Maine, New Hampshire and Colorado. West Virginia is also nicknamed "Pot Handle State", so named because the eastern part between Maryland and Virginia is shaped like a pot handle.

Street view photos of Charleston, the capital of West Virginia

As a mountainous state, a quarter of the land in West Virginia is mountain scenery, and the prospect is the New River Gorge Bridge. The designer chose this scene because it represents the beauty of this mountain country. The bridge was completed in 1977, which provided great convenience for tourists trying to cross dangerous mountain roads. The bridge will shorten the time to cross this narrow road from 40 minutes to 1 minute. It is the largest steel bridge in the world, close to 21.33m wide and over 914.4m long. The span of this bridge ranks second in the United States.

This mountain, nicknamed "Mountain Country of West Virginia", also influenced the state motto "Climbers are always free", which was translated into Chinese and displayed on the national seal. 1863 was officially approved.

There are also three official state songs in Shanzhou, one of which is written in 1885, inspired by the terrain "West Virginia Hills". 196 1 legislative approval. The other two official songs are "West Virginia, my hometown" and "This is my West Virginia"