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The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division
Plaque marking where Mountaineer Field was between 1924 and 1979
West Virginia v Iowa State game, 2012
The Mountaineer, WV mascot, as seen in 2007
Formation of the state
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West Virginia is a mountainous, landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virginia to the southeast,
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…he returned to Morgantown in 1978 as head coach of the men's basketball team. In a state that lacks professional sports franchises, the citizens of West Virginia passionately support West Virginia University and its athletics teams. West Virginia fans are nationally known for following their Mountaineers to bowl…
Thomas Lee, the first manager of the Ohio Company of Virginia
Harpers Ferry alternated between Confederate and Union rule eight times during the American Civil War, and was finally annexed by West Virginia.
Historical coat of arms of West Virginia (illustrated, 1876)
Votes by county in the October 1861 statehood vote