Benjamin Banneker.
He was a free African American (i think he was a former slave)
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The state legislature.
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West Virginia's capital has moved twice. Initially, the capital was located in Wheeling when West Virginia became a state in 1863. It was then moved to Charleston in 1885, where it remains today.
The first one was Jamestown and the second one was Williamsburg.
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West Virginia's state nickname is "The Mountain State."
Virginia's state insect is the tiger swallowtail butterfly.
West Virginia's state stone is crushed up gold.
No. The state's capital was first in Wheeling. In 1870, the capital moved south to Charleston. In 1875, the capital moved back to Wheeling. In 1877, Charleston was declared the permanent location for the state's capital. The capital was moved once again to Charleston in 1885. In 1921, the capitol building burned and the "Pasteboard Capitol" was built. The present day capitol building was built in Charleston in the 1920s and very early in the 1930s, where it has remained since.
West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863.