Wikipedia:WikiProject West Virginia
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 WikiProject West Virginia
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This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the State of West Virginia, its regions, counties, cities, history, geography, and culture. This shall be done through the spirit of cooperation with the end goal of such editing being the production of articles of at least Good Article status, if not Featured Article quality.
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[edit] First on the Plate
The creation of a Portal:West Virginia should be chief among the first works of the project primarily so as to organize existing West Virginia articles. This organization will then lead to the identification of articles for improvement or creation.
[edit] Membership
[edit] Active members
(Feel free to add your name and area of interests)
- ((user|WVCoalEater}}--History of Mcdowell County
- Youngamerican (talk · contribs)--History, geography, and certain cities.
- Scottmsg (talk · contribs)--History, geography, Northern WV.
- Caponer (talk · contribs)--History, geography (streams, mountains, unincorporated communities), and schools.
- Malepheasant (talk · contribs) -- rivers, photographs, esp. W & NW W.Va.
- Primpwatcher (talk · contribs) -- Professional sports, cities, census info.
- Mphamilton (talk · contribs) -- WV politicians, northern panhandle, registered historic places
- Vaoverland (talk · contribs) -- History, geography, railroads and transportation, coal mining, people
- Dubyavee (talk · contribs) --Ordinance of Secession and early Statehood movement
- Johnadkins (talk · contribs) --History of West Virginia, labor history
- Red Deadeye (talk · contribs) -- Sports in West Virginia
- Neutralhomer (talk · contribs) -- Radio and Television stations in West Virginia, history of Preston County (if needed)
- Crash Underride (talk · contribs) -- Anything to to with Webster County. (all facets).
- Cmichael (talk · contribs) -- Southern West Virginia History, current events, politics, people and places.
- Dabonnett (talk · contribs)--History, geography of Highlands
- bmpowell (talk · contribs) -- Parks, geography, transportation, government, history and broadcasting.
- WVhybrid (talk · contribs) -- Parks, history, communities, photographs
[edit] Inactive members
- 71Demon (talk · contribs)--History, geography, eastern panhandle, military
- Jordanbutcher (talk · contribs) -- North Central WV, History
- Patricknoddy (talk · contribs) -- Used to live in Hurricane, Putnam County.
[edit] Project Divisions
- Communities (talk) — Cities, towns, and villages
- Physical geography (talk) — Regions, parks, climate, physical features
- Transportation (talk) — Roads, trails, rail, ferries, and airplanes in and around West Virginia
- Culture (talk) — Music, art, icons, mass communication
- People (talk) — Includes West Virginia natives and people from the current 55 counties pre-statehood
- Government (talk) — Government: federal, state and local politics in relation to West Virginia
- History (talk) — History of West Virginia during and prior to statehood
- Economy (Talk) — Major West Virginia industries, employers, trends, and history relating to the economy of Virginia
- Education (Talk) — All schools, colleges, universities and educational organizations & institutions in West Virginia
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Related WikiProjects
WikiProject West Virginia is one of the United States WikiProjects.
Also related, and often overlapping heavily with US topics, are WikiProject Canada and WikiProject Mexico.
[edit] West Virginia-related WikiProjects
[edit] Categories
For a tree of categories related to West Virginia see Categories
[edit] Lists
- List of cities in West Virginia
- List of cities and towns along the Potomac River
- List of colleges and universities in West Virginia
- List of counties in West Virginia
- List of West Virginia county name etymologies
- List of West Virginia county seats
- List of high schools in West Virginia
- List of hospitals in West Virginia
- West Virginia locations by per capita income
- List of areas in the National Park System of the United States in West Virginia
- List of newspapers in West Virginia
- List of West Virginia numbered highways
- List of people from West Virginia
- List of radio stations in West Virginia
- List of radio stations in West Virginia by format
- List of West Virginia railroads
- List of Registered Historic Places in West Virginia
- List of West Virginia rivers
- List of West Virginia state forests
- West Virginia State Highways
- List of West Virginia state parks
- List of West Virginia state prisons
- List of television stations in West Virginia
- List of television stations in West Virginia (by channel number)
- List of towns in West Virginia
- List of unincorporated towns in West Virginia
- List of United States Representatives from West Virginia
- List of United States Senators from West Virginia
- List of ZIP Codes in West Virginia
[edit] Government
- List of United States Senators from West Virginia
- List of Governors of West Virginia
- List of members of the 78th West Virginia Senate
- List of members of the 78th West Virginia House of Delegates
- List of members of the 77th West Virginia House of Delegates
- List of members of the 77th West Virginia Senate
- List of Speakers of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- List of Presidents of the West Virginia Senate
- List of West Virginia Attorneys General
- List of West Virginia Secretaries of State
- List of Justices for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
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