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An 1861 Civil War skirmish occurred in this town, which is now part of Huntington.
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A Methodist bishop was the namesake for this Lincoln County seat.
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This town was founded by Swiss immigrants in 1869.
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What town was one of the nation's leading salt producers in the early 1800s?
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Which one of the following was NOT badly damaged by the 1985 flood?
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Where did the last public hanging in West Virginia occur?
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Union Carbide helped make this one of the leading chemical producers in the world.
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This city is home to the Coal House, built of bituminous coal in 1933.
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What city hosts the Contemporary American Theater Festival?
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Where is the nation's second largest Adena burial mound located?
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