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1
Braxton County native Gray Barker wrote which of the following:
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The Mountain State's only known mummies were created in which of these West Virginia communities?
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3
Who had two different husbands killed during the Mine Wars in less than 15 months' time?
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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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When was capital punishment banned in West Virginia?
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7
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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8
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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9
Harrison Ash was the noted, and often feared, chief of police on the "Southside" of this town?
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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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