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A picturesque landmark at Harpers Ferry is named for which of the following founders?
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Which West Virginia city was named for the first clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives?
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Which town's high school was nicknamed the Millionaires?
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In 1908, what city hosted the first Mother's Day service?
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A Methodist bishop was the namesake for this Lincoln County seat.
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The Greenbrier River joins the New River in what city?
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Jacob Marlin and Stephen Sewell were the first known people of European descent to settle in the Greenbrier Valley in what future town?
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What is the governmental seat of Tyler County?
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This town primarily owes its founding to the Virginian Railway.
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Where did the last public hanging in West Virginia occur?
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