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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 was human?
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Why is the 1904 murder of Jay Legg in Clay County remembered today?
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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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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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Harrison Ash was the noted, and often feared, chief of police on the "Southside" of this town?
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What former vice president of the United States was acquitted of treason charges for holding meetings near Parkersburg to plan a military expedition into the Southwest?
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According to legend, which criminals robbed the Bank of Huntington of $20,000 in 1875?
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Which of the following was NOT a noted feud in West Virginia?
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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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