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This slave helped defend Fort Donnally in the Greenbrier Valley heroically during an attack by Shawnee Indians in 1778.
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What frontiersman led the band that killed members of Chief Logan's family in 1774?
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Which of the following is supposed to be the oldest church building west of the Allegheny Mountains?
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Which one of the following once owned most of the land in the present Eastern Panhandle?
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Which West Virginia county is the oldest?
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From about 1764 to 1767, brothers John and Samuel Pringle lived in the hollowed cavity of what type of tree?
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Which industry was associated with Vestal's Bloomery in Jefferson County?
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What mineral springs did George Washington visit for the first time at age 16?
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Which Indian tribe fought at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant?
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The Seneca Trail generally follows the route of which present West Virginia road?
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