Real Estate Tips:
One way to diversify your investment portfolio is through real estate. Although real estate might not have the glitz stock market investing, it is usually a solid core investment part of a portfolio. Often, real estate will hold its value when the market takes a downward turn, thereby; buffering any market loss. One way to diversify your investment portfolio is through real estate. Although real estate might not have the glitz stock market investing, it is usually a solid core investment part of a portfolio. Often, real estate will hold its value when the market takes a downward turn, thereby; buffering any market loss.
3 Popular Attractions In West Virginia
- New River Gorge Bridge: Steel arch bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia.
- Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum: Former hospital-turned-landmark in Weston, West Virginia.
West Virginia Facts
- The first federal prison exclusively for women in the United States was opened in 1926 in West Virginia.
- The first rural free mail delivery was started in Charles Town on October 6, 1896, and then spread throughout the United States.
- Weirton is the only city in the U.S. that extends from one state border to another. The eastern portion of the city borders Pennsylvania, and the western portion of the city borders on Ohio.
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| Bird | Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| Butterfly | Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) |
| Fish | Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) |
| Flower | Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) |
| Insect | Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) |
| Mammal | Black bear (Ursus americanus) |
| Reptile | Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) |
| Tree | Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) |
| Inanimate insignia | |
| Colors | Old gold and blue |
| Food | Golden Delicious apple (Malus domestica) |
| Fossil | Jefferson's ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) |
| Gemstone | Silicified Mississippian fossil coral (Lithostrotionella) |
| Rock | Coal |
| Slogan | “Wild and Wonderful” “Open for Business” (former) “Almost Heaven” (former) |
| Soil | Monongahela Silt Loam |
| Song | “The West Virginia Hills“ |
| Tartan | West Virginia Shawl |
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