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The Greenbrier Ghost is commemorated by a:
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Why is the 1904 murder of Jay Legg in Clay County remembered today?
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When was the last public execution in West Virginia?
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John Lockwood, the "last of the Ohio River pirates," was arrested for murder in 1863 on this Ohio River island.
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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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In 1914, from where did robbers steal $7,000 in coal company payroll in Mingo County?
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Which one of the following was NOT imprisoned at the Alderson Federal Prison Camp?
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Who was the only person related to the Mine Wars convicted of treason?
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Harrison Ash was the noted, and often feared, chief of police on the "Southside" of this town?
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In 1914, thieves stole $7,000 in coal company payroll from a handcar in this county.
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