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Which West Virginia folklorist wrote the book Witches, Ghosts and Signs
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Why is the 1904 murder of Jay Legg in Clay County remembered today?
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Where was the last public execution in West Virginia?
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Where were 10 people killed in an afternoon gunfight during the Mine Wars?
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What frontiersman was twice arrested for murdering Seneca Chief Tegunteh, who had been peacefully negotiating with European-American settlers?
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The murder of which Indian chief's family members led to an uprising in 1774 that culminated in the Battle of Point Pleasant?
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Who led the ambush assassination of Mine Wars leaders Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers in Welch in 1921?
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During the 20th century, who was considered the leading bootlegger, organized crime figure, and professional gambler in Wheeling?
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Who was the first former West Virginia governor to serve prison time for corruption?
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What place in Mingo County has been described as a "notorious ambush site" where various unsolved crimes have occurred?
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