155 years and 60 days ago to this date, Abraham Lincoln signed a proclamation giving birth to what Owen Schmitt would later dub "the greatest state in the Nation." And today's her birthday. While wholeheartedly agreeing with Schmitt's sentiments, I remain intrigued, astonished, and amazed, on a daily basis, by the attributes of West Virginians that make her the greatest state in the nation.
