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Where is the geographic center of West Virginia?
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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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In 1965, what became the first national recreation area created within a national forest?
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The Coal River was named by this early explorer.
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The Elk River drains into which major river?
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Gauley Mountain, located in Pocahontas, Randolph, and Webster counties, inspired a classic book by this state poet laureate.
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What prominent political figure boated down the New River in 1812?
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On what mountain did Confederate general Robert E. Lee first see his Civil War horse Traveller?
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President Lyndon Johnson personally dedicated this lake in 1966.
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In what county does the Youghiogheny River originate?
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