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Which of the following is NOT known to be a creek name in West Virginia?
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Which of the following was human?
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3
Braxton County native Gray Barker wrote which of the following:
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4
The Greenbrier Ghost is commemorated by a:
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Where were 10 people killed in an afternoon gunfight during the Mine Wars?
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During the 20th century, who was considered the leading bootlegger, organized crime figure, and professional gambler in Wheeling?
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This underworld society of Italian immigrants was known to extort other Italian immigrants in West Virginia in the early 20th century.
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Which noted labor leader served time in the West Virginia Penitentiary for opposing U.S. involvement in World War I?
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In 1914, thieves stole $7,000 in coal company payroll from a handcar in this county.
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What place in Mingo County has been described as a "notorious ambush site" where various unsolved crimes have occurred?
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