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Which of the following was human?
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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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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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Who led the ambush assassination of Mine Wars leaders Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers in Welch in 1921?
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What U.S. marshal was involved in the Hatifled-McCoy Feud, the Mine Wars, and possible murders in Jackson County related to a land dispute?
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Which one of the following was NOT imprisoned at the Alderson Federal Prison Camp?
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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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Which noted labor leader served time in the West Virginia Penitentiary for opposing U.S. involvement in World War I?
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