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| West Virginia Facts |
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One of the nation's oldest and largest Indian burial grounds is located in Moundsville, West Virginia. Its 69 feet high, 900 feet in circumference, and 50 feet high. An inscribed stone was removed from the vault and is on display at the Smithsonian Institute. |
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Mother's Day was first observed at Andrews Church in Grafton, West Virginia on May 10, 1908. |
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West Virginia covers about 24,000 square miles and has a population of about 1.8 million. |
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