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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 institution of higher learning was founded in Sylvester in Boone County?
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The founding of this institution of higher learning was funded by a candidate for vice president of the United States and a sitting U.S. senator.
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This institution of higher learning also serves as home to the West Virginia State Folk Festival.
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Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College was originally founded as part of which institution of higher learning?
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In 1972, an institution of higher learning was established in this city to train primary care physicians for rural West Virginia.
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Charles Ambler created this part of West Virginia University.
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This person established the first teacher-training program at what is now West Virginia State University and was the first superintendent of the State Industrial Home for Colored Girls in Huntington.
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What prominent West Virginia historian was once a pharmacist in Charleston?
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In the segregation era, where was Kelly Miller High School located?
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