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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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The Mystery Hole is:
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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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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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Who was the first former West Virginia governor to serve prison time for corruption?
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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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