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Lewis Washington, a distant relative of George Washington, played a role in what historic event?
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What future First Lady of the United States was married in George Steptoe Washington's Harewood mansion, located near Charles Town?
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Which one of the following forts was NOT built between the location of George Washington's headquarters at Fort Loudoun and Cumberland, Maryland?
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During the French & Indian War, which one of the following was NOT present at the Battle of the Monongahela?
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George Washington's military and diplomatic blunders largely led to the beginning of this conflict.
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Which home did Samuel Washington begin building in present Jefferson County in the late 1700s?
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In which Jefferson County house did Lewis Washington live?
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Which Virginia governor granted George Washington most of the Western Virginia bounty lands he acquired because of his French & Indian War service?
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During the French & Indian War, in what year did George Washington resign as commander of the Virginia Regiment?
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A pioneering prototype of this mode of transportation was made in Wheeling in 1816 and named for George Washington.
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