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As a colonel in the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War, what was George Washington's principal plan for protecting settlers on the western Virginia frontier?
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George Washington's bathtub may be viewed here?
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Which of George Washington's relatives owned land in the present Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia?
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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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By the time of his death in 1799, George Washington owned more land along these two rivers than anywhere else in the world.
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In which Jefferson County house did Lewis Washington live?
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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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George Washington personally selected the site of this manufacturing enterprise.
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During this uprising, a sword given to George Washington by Frederick the Great was temporarily captured.
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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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