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Which town's high school was nicknamed the Millionaires?
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This city began with the construction of Fort Lee.
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Which one of these Olympic gold medalists was born in Fairmont?
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This Ritchie County city was named for a general who helped try and convict the conspirators following Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
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What city was once home to the Fostoria Glass Company?
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The Meadow River Lumber Company is associated with this Greenbrier County town.
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After the Silver Bridge collapsed at Point Pleasant in 1967, a similar bridge in this city was immediately closed.
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This city is named for a Revolutionary War general known by the nickname "Mad Anthony."
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The Red House Shoal here made Kanawha River travel very difficult until the construction of locks and dams in the 1930s.
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What city hosts the Mothman Festival?
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