West Virginians are proud people, and for good reasons. We’re not braggarts, but still we have a lot of things we could brag about. Here are only a few of those things:
1. We’ve got some of the best mountain climbing. Seneca Rocks is the only “true peak” -- inaccessible except by technical rock climbing techniques -- in the Eastern United States.
2. We produce energy. West Virginia has a long history of coal production. As of 2011, it was the second largest producer of coal in the country, behind only Wyoming.
9. West Virginia’s New River Gorge Bridge was for many years the world’s longest single-span arch bridge; now it’s the third longest. It is one of the world’s highest vehicular bridges.
