West Virginia - Contact a mobile notary in the cities below:
Cities in West Virginia:
Beckley | Bluefield | Bridgeport | Charleston | Cheat Lake | Clarksburg | Cross Lanes | Dunbar | Elkins | Fairmont | Huntington | Martinsburg | Morgantown | Moundsville | Nitro | Oak Hill | Parkersburg | Pea Ridge | Princeton | South Charleston | St. Albans | Teays Valley | Vienna | Weirton | Wheeling
About West Virginia
West Virginia entered the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state. It was part of Virginia until the American Civil War, when its inhabitants, loyal to the Union, formed a separate state after Virginia became part of the Confederacy. The date of this separation from Virginia is a state holiday called West Virginia Day.
West Virginia is in the eastern part of the United States. The state lies in the very heart of the Appalachian Highlands, and its predominantly mountainous terrain and picturesque scenery have led to its nickname as the Mountain State. West Virginia is the only state in the Union that lies entirely within the Appalachian Mountain range. The state’s unusually irregular boundaries, formed largely by rivers and mountains, give it the shape of a large pan with two handles, one in the north and one in the east. For this reason it is sometimes called the Panhandle State.
West Virginia is known for its magnificent scenery and its abundance of natural resources, including coal, oil, gas, and timber. It is one of the leading producers of bituminous coal among the states and is also noted for the manufacture of fine glass. West Virginia, plagued for many years by economic stagnation, has recently attempted to diversify its industrial activity. Yet the state remains one of the poorest in the United States.
Charleston is West Virginia’s capital and largest city. The city was founded as Fort Lee, and later its economy began to rely on, and in fact boomed because of, salt and natural gas, which were both found in abundance in the region. When coal was discovered in the area in 1817, coal mining became a primary focus of the town.
During WW II, the first (and largest) synthetic rubber plant was built in Charleston. The factory assisted the war effort and boosted the economy of the city.
Huntington, West Virginia, was name for Collis Huntington, who founded the city in 1870 as the final stop of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. Huntington absorbed a neighboring city, Guyandotte, which was actually found at the turn of the 19th century. Huntington is the home of Marshall University, a school made famous by a tragic event in 1970. A plane carrying 75 Marshall football players, coaches, staff and supporters crashed just short of a local airport, killing everyone on board.
Morgantown, West Virginia, is perhaps the state’s most unusual city. It was home to Don Knotts, best known for his role as Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith Show, and to a one-of-a-kind experiment in transportation, called personal rapid transit, in which automated cars carry individuals and small groups along tracks to specific destinations non-stop. The system, which was installed in 1975, still operates on the campus of West Virginia University Morgantown.
Those interested in learning more about West Virginia, including how to become a notary public in the state, should visit Become A Notary Public
