Motto:Montani semper liberi (Mountaineers are always free)
State symbols:flower: rhododendron, tree: sugar maple, bird: cardinal , animal: black bear, colors: blue and gold (official) , songs: “West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home,” “The West Virginia Hills,” and “This Is My West Virginia” (adopted by Legislature in 1947, 1961, and 1963 as official state songs)