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The completion of the Coal & Coke Railway in 1906 made this town an important railroad junction.
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Where is Wirt County's seat of government?
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The New River Gorge Bridge is located just outside the boundary of this city.
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In 1908, what city hosted the first Mother's Day service?
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An 1861 Civil War skirmish occurred in this town, which is now part of Huntington.
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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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This Fayette County coal mining community ceased to exist in 1962 after the mines shut down.
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Hall of fame musician Charlie McCoy was born in this Fayette County town.
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In the early 1990s, a bitter work lockout occurred at an aluminum plant here.
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Union Carbide helped make this one of the leading chemical producers in the world.
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