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Which one of the following natural resources—found in many West Virginia caves—was used as a key ingredient in manufacturing gunpowder during the Civil War?
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Brush Creek Falls are located in which county?
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Which one of the these counties does the Cacapon River NOT flow through?
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Kanawha Falls is located closest to this city.
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In which county is Moncove Lake located?
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What prominent political figure boated down the New River in 1812?
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In what county are the headwaters of the Potomac River?
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What forms the north-south boundary between West Virginia and Maryland?
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Which two counties are home to the Smoke Hole?
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In what county does the Youghiogheny River originate?
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