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Which of the following is NOT known to be a creek name in West Virginia?
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Which of the following unfortunate events is sometimes attributed to the "Curse of Cornstalk"?
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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 capital punishment banned in West Virginia?
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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 United Mine Workers of America leader and his family were murdered by a rival on New Year's Eve 1969?
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In 1914, thieves stole $7,000 in coal company payroll from a handcar in this county.
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What place in Mingo County has been described as a "notorious ambush site" where various unsolved crimes have occurred?
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What West Virginian covered the John F. Kennedy on site in Dallas in 1963?
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