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The Washington Family

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Which of the following Jefferson County houses was NOT owned by a relative of George Washington?
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What West Virginia town was established by George Washington's brother?
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As a colonel in the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War, what was George Washington's principal plan for protecting settlers on the western Virginia frontier?
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George Washington's bathtub may be viewed here?
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Which of George Washington's relatives owned land in the present Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia?
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Which home did Samuel Washington begin building in present Jefferson County in the late 1700s?
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In which Jefferson County house did Lewis Washington live?
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In 1861, during the Civil War, in which county was John Augustine Washington, an aide to Robert E. Lee and great-great-grandnephew of George Washington, killed?
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During the French & Indian War, in what year did George Washington resign as commander of the Virginia Regiment?
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A pioneering prototype of this mode of transportation was made in Wheeling in 1816 and named for George Washington.
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