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The Mystery Hole is:
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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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In 1914, from where did robbers steal $7,000 in coal company payroll in Mingo County?
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Who was the first former West Virginia governor to serve prison time for corruption?
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What folk song is about a murder and subsequent 1894 hanging in McDowell County?
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During the Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Devil Anse Hatfield's clan executed three of Randolph McCoy's sons tied to what kind of bushes?
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In 1914, thieves stole $7,000 in coal company payroll from a handcar in this county.
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Known as the "First Lady of Fayette County" for her 12 terms in the legislator, what crime did "Pistol Nell" Walker once help stop?
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During what event was a Morgantown tax collector intimidated into resigning and the Ohio County excise officer attacked?
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Which ONE of the following labor leaders IS buried in West Virginia?
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