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Which West Virginia town was once described as "hell with a river through it?"
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Where was the first bank in present West Virginia established?
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The completion of the Coal & Coke Railway in 1906 made this town an important railroad junction.
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In 1908, what city hosted the first Mother's Day service?
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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 city is home to Potomac State College of WVU.
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Andrew Lewis assembled militiamen here in 1774 to begin the trek to the Battle of Point Pleasant.
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Archeologists have documented prehistoric people living in this place 8,000 to 10,000 years ago.
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In which city was Davis Grubb, who wrote The Night of the Hunter, born?
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