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Lewis Washington, a distant relative of George Washington, played a role in what historic event?
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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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Which of George Washington's relatives owned land in the present Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia?
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Which one of the following was NOT a cause of the French & Indian War?
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Which member of the Washington family was the first to move to what is now Jefferson County?
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In which Jefferson County house did Lewis Washington live?
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Which Virginia governor granted George Washington most of the Western Virginia bounty lands he acquired because of his French & Indian War service?
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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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No counties in West Virginia are named for George Washington.
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