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Which city had the first radio station in West Virginia?
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In the 1760s, where did the Pringle brothers settle?
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In 1908, what city hosted the first Mother's Day service?
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This town was founded by Swiss immigrants in 1869.
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The Meadow River Lumber Company is associated with this Greenbrier County town.
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Archeologists have documented prehistoric people living in this place 8,000 to 10,000 years ago.
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This city is named for a Revolutionary War general known by the nickname "Mad Anthony."
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The 1921 murder of Sid Hatfield in this city set off an armed march that ended with the Battle of Blair Mountain.
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Which one of the following cities was NOT associated with the Virginian Railway?
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Civil War veteran John Hunt Oley was one of the first recorders and treasurers for this city.
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