All flag photos used are from Getty Images. The West Virginia state flag was adopted in 1929 and featured the state’s official seal in the middle of a white flag with a blue border. Red ribbons ...

The front of the seal is also depicted on the West Virginia State Flag. According to the West ... “Montani Semper Liberi” as the state’s official motto. Art wasn’t Diss Debar’s only ...

When Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, the portion now known as West Virginia broke off to form its own state. Admitted to the Union in 1863, West Virginia was the only state created from ...