West Virginia Symbols
West Virginia Symbols
Animal, Bird, Butterfly, Coat of Arms, Colors, Day, Fish, Flag, Flower, Fossil, Fruit, Gem, Insect, Military Crest, Motto, Seal, Nicknames, Quarter, Reptile, Rock, Soil, Song-(The West Virginia Hills), Song-(West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home), Song-(This is My West Virginia), Song-(Take Me Home Country Roads), Tartan, Tree
West Virginia State Day
West Virginia Day
June 20th
Adopted on June 20, 1863
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia on the condition that it would gradually abolish slavery. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective sixty days later on June 20, 1863.
"West Virginia Day" became a legal holiday by Chapter 59, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 1927.
West Virginia State Day: June 20
West Virginia Legislature
June 20th - West Virginia Day
West Virginia Day became a legal state holiday by Chapter 59, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 1927 (WVC Þ2-2-1)
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