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West Virginia

Drum

(10,354 posts) Fri Jun 20, 2025, 09:59 AM Friday

Happy Birthday, West Virginia!

June 20, 1863

Montani Semper Liberi

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Happy Birthday, West Virginia! (Original Post) Drum Friday OP

Katie Lee (one of Billy Joel's exes) from Food Network's The Kitchen rsdsharp Friday #1

W.V. has some pretty scenery as any place in the world. Dolly Sods. Botany Friday #2

Pretty state Pmut 6 hrs ago #3

rsdsharp

(10,965 posts)

1. Katie Lee (one of Billy Joel's exes) from Food Network's The Kitchen

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 10:22 AM

Friday

always describes herself as a southerner because she’s from West Virginia. I don’t really see it, either geographically or historically.

Botany

(74,495 posts)

2. W.V. has some pretty scenery as any place in the world. Dolly Sods.

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 10:44 AM

Friday

Too bad preachers, hate talk radio/tv/web sites along with chemical/coal/energy million
Companies and Bosses have got the majority of the residents of W.V. to work and vote
against their own best interests.

Pmut

(4 posts)

3. Pretty state

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 08:46 AM

6 hrs ago

Very pretty state for shire I enjoy my time there.

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