West Virginia Landmarks Map
A free printable illustrated map of West Virginia for kids. It shows 8 landmarks and natural places and 4 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 6 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.
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Color or black and white.
Both are free, sized for US Letter paper, and come as a PDF to print or a PNG image for slides.
Color
The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.
Black and white
The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.
What is on the West Virginia map
Every picture sits at its real location in West Virginia, with a one-line fact beside it. Charleston, the capital, is marked with a star.
Landmarks and natural places
- Grave Creek Mound: This ancient burial mound is over 2,000 years old.
- Harpers Ferry: This historic town sits where two rivers meet.
- Seneca Rocks: These towering rock cliffs rise 900 feet high.
- Blackwater Falls: The water is colored amber by hemlock needles.
- Cass Scenic Railroad: Steam locomotives still carry passengers here.
- Cranberry Glades: This bog has plants usually found in Canada.
- New River Gorge: The New River is among the oldest in America.
- Greenbrier Resort: A secret Cold War bunker was built under it.
What West Virginia makes and grows
- Glass Making: The state is famous for handmade glass art.
- Timber Industry: Forests cover over seventy-five percent of the state.
- Golden Delicious Apple: This sweet yellow apple was first found here.
- Coal Mining: West Virginia is a top producer of coal.
State symbols
- Sugar Maple: The sugar maple is famous for sweet maple syrup.
- Rhododendron: The rhododendron has large pink and white flowers.
- Northern Cardinal: The northern cardinal has bright red feathers.
- Black Bear: It became the official state animal in 1973.
West Virginia key facts
From the box on the map
- Nickname
- The Mountain State
- Capital
- Charleston
- Largest city
- Charleston
- Became a state
- June 20, 1863 (35th)
- State bird
- Northern Cardinal
- State flower
- Rhododendron
- State tree
- Sugar Maple
- Motto
- Mountaineers are always free
Cities shown
- Charleston (capital)
- Huntington
- Morgantown
- Wheeling
- Beckley
- Martinsburg
The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.