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Batboy, allegedly the offspring of creatures living deep in the caverns of Greenbrier County, was first reported by:
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Which of the following is NOT located in West Virginia?
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Which of the following was human?
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Braxton County native Gray Barker wrote which of the following:
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Who had two different husbands killed during the Mine Wars in less than 15 months' time?
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Where were 10 people killed in an afternoon gunfight during the Mine Wars?
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Who supposedly led the 1888 New Year's Day arson attack on the McCoy family cabin?
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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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This underworld society of Italian immigrants was known to extort other Italian immigrants in West Virginia in the early 20th century.
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In 1977, what country did the Mingo County town of Vulcan ask to build a bridge across the Tug River?
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