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Which West Virginia town was once described as "hell with a river through it?"
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Where was Simpson Creek Baptist Church established in the 1770s?
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This site of an early saltworks also was the scene of an 1863 Civil War skirmish.
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What town was one of the nation's leading salt producers in the early 1800s?
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What city has been called the Poultry Capital of West Virginia?
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What is the governmental seat of our northernmost county?
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Fort Mulligan, dating to the Civil War, can be found in this city.
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Monroe County's seat of government is located here.
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This city once was home to West Virginia's first billion-dollar corporation.
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What city has hosted the Italian Heritage Festival since 1979?
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