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Who was president of UMWA District 17 at the time of the 1921 Miners' March on Logan?
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What equipment consolidated all of the basic mining steps into one machine?
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Where did the deadliest mine disaster in U.S. history occur?
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Which West Virginia mine disaster prompted passage of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act?
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Where is the National Mine Health and Safety Academy located?
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What is West Virginia's oldest commercially producing coal formation?
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Since record keeping began, about how many West Virginians have died in mine disasters?
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What is the most immediate cause of black lung disease?
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What percentage of people living in the Buffalo Creek hollow were left homeless by the 1972 flood?
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Who was the first West Virginia native to serve as president of the United Mine Workers of America?
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