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Which one of the following was NOT founded as part of the state's system of normal schools for training teachers?
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Which one of the following cities did NOT have a private school in the early 1800s?
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This university was founded as Morris Harvey College.
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Where was Mountain State University located?
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Which one of the following statements about what is now West Virginia State University is NOT correct?
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Woodburn Circle is the landmark historical feature of this institution of higher learning.
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At its founding in 1961, this was the only institution of higher learning in the Ohio River Valley between Wheeling and Huntington?
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This person was a well-known Monroe County doctor and historian.
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Which one of these former West Virginia University leaders has a building named for him on the Morgantown campus?
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Which one of these schools was established on the site of a former slave plantation?
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