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Which of the following Jefferson County houses was NOT owned by a relative of George Washington?
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Which of George Washington's relatives owned land in the present Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia?
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What mineral springs did George Washington visit for the first time at age 16?
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George Washington's military and diplomatic blunders largely led to the beginning of this conflict.
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Who hired a teenage George Washington to survey much of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle?
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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 which battle did George Washington first participate?
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What inventor did George Washington work with to improve navigation on the Potomac River?
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During this uprising, a sword given to George Washington by Frederick the Great was temporarily captured.
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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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