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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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Braxton County native Gray Barker wrote which of the following:
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Where was the last public execution in West Virginia?
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In 1993, two members of this organization were murdered in Pocahontas County.
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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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What Shawnee leader and his son were murdered at Fort Randolph in Point Pleasant in 1777?
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In 1914, from where did robbers steal $7,000 in coal company payroll in Mingo 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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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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