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What geologic feature is often used to mark the line between the Eastern Panhandle and western West Virginia?
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Where do the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers cut a wide gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains?
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What Pendleton County rock formation is named for a Revolutionary War soldier George Washington assigned to kidnap the traitor Benedict Arnold?
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Where does West Virginia rank nationally in terms of percentage of forested land?
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What prominent political figure boated down the New River in 1812?
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North Fork Mountain is located in these two counties.
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In what county are the headwaters of the Potomac 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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Saddle Mountain is located in which county?
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After Manhattan in New York City, what is the most populated island in the nation?
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