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Which one of the following was the primary reason George Washington led an expedition to Point Pleasant in 1770?
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What West Virginia town was established by George Washington's brother?
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What mineral springs did George Washington visit for the first time at age 16?
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During the French & Indian War, which one of the following was NOT present at the Battle of the Monongahela?
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George Washington was this age when he became a surveyor in what is now West Virginia?
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Who hired a teenage George Washington to survey much of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle?
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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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Whose death led to George Washington being named lieutenant colonel of Virginia's forces during the French & Indian War?
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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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