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Which one of the following was NOT founded as part of the state's system of normal schools for training teachers?
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Which early explorer inspired the annual Golden Horseshoe Test about West Virginia history?
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Which school also served as our first state capitol building?
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Which institution of higher learning was founded in Sylvester in Boone County?
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What was West Virginia's second publicly funded Black institution of higher learning?
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This Putnam County building, which still stands, was first used as a school in 1849.
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West Virginia Northern Community and Technical College was originally associated with which institution of higher learning?
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Which one of the following statements about what is now West Virginia State University is NOT correct?
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Alexander Martin was the first president of this institution of higher learning.
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This was the first president of Storer College in Harpers Ferry.
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