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What geologic feature comprises most of western West Virginia?
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West Virginia is the only one of 14 states located entirely within this geologic feature.
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Browns Island is located in the Ohio River in which city?
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Where is the 130-foot Castle Rock located?
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East River Mountain marks which border of West Virginia?
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What two rivers merge to form the Kanawha River?
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What was the first flood control lake built in West Virginia by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers?
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In which one of the following counties are limestone glades NOT located?
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In what city does the Little Kanawha River empty into the Ohio River?
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Before the locks and dams were improved in the 1930s, what was the greatest obstacle to riverboating on the Kanawha River?
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