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Which one of the following natural resources—found in many West Virginia caves—was used as a key ingredient in manufacturing gunpowder during the Civil War?
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What are the "Young Appalachians"?
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Which of the following is NOT a bog in West Virginia?
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Cranberry Glades is located in this county.
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The Winding Gulf and Stonecoal creeks merge to form what river?
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Which one of the following is a major tributary of the Little Kanawha River?
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What is the largest lake in West Virginia NOT built by the government?
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Which future president wanted to form a company to improve navigation on the Potomac River?
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Most of West Virginia's mineable coal is part of this geologic feature.
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The father of which future president surveyed Stony River in present-day Grant, Tucker, and Mineral counties?
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