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Who documented schoolteachers in the Moorefield area as early as 1748?
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Which institution of higher learning was founded in Sylvester in Boone County?
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The founding of this institution of higher learning was funded by a candidate for vice president of the United States and a sitting U.S. senator.
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The Mason College of Music and Fine Arts was located in which city?
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Both Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and baseball player John Kruk attended this institution of higher learning.
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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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In 1891, where did West Virginia University establish its first branch campus?
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This person established the first teacher-training program at what is now West Virginia State University and was the first superintendent of the State Industrial Home for Colored Girls in Huntington.
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Roy B. Clarkson was a well-respected professor and author on this topic.
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What former leader of Intuit became president of Marshall University in 2021?
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