West Virginia's State Rock
Bituminous Coal if you had not already guessed. From the Charleston, NC
Daily Mail:
Measure makes coal W.Va.'s state rock
Bituminous coal is now West Virginia's official state rock.
Gov. Joe Manchin has signed a House of Delegates resolution making the designation based primarily on coal's contribution to the state's economy and history. West Virginia is the nation's No. 2 coal producer behind Wyoming and a key source of energy to the South and East.
The resolution notes explorer John Peter Salley found coal near Racine in 1742 -- he named the Coal River as a result. George Washington observed a Mason County coal fire in 1770, and Conrad Cotts opened the state's first commercial coal mine near Wheeling in 1810.
And there is the usual (if small) chorus of moonbats in the comments section...
Posted by DaveH at June 6, 2009 8:38 PM