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As a colonel in the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War, what was George Washington's principal plan for protecting settlers on the western Virginia frontier?
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What future First Lady of the United States was married in George Steptoe Washington's Harewood mansion, located near Charles Town?
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George Washington's bathtub may be viewed here?
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In which West Virginia county are more Washington family descendants buried than in any other place in America?
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What mineral springs did George Washington visit for the first time at age 16?
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During the French & Indian War, which one of the following was NOT present at the Battle of the Monongahela?
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Which home did Samuel Washington begin building in present Jefferson County in the late 1700s?
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During the French & Indian War, in which battle did George Washington first participate?
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What inventor did George Washington work with to improve navigation on the Potomac River?
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A pioneering prototype of this mode of transportation was made in Wheeling in 1816 and named for George Washington.
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