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How many buildings have served as West Virginia's capitol?
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Who designed the Great Seal of West Virginia?
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This Methodist minister was one of the few delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1861 to support the complete abolition of slavery in the new state of West Virginia.
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This Wheeling newspaper editor was one of the leading advocates for West Virginia statehood.
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After Virginia's secession from the Union in 1861, this person was the driving force behind Declaration of Rights of the People of Virginia, calling for a new pro-Union state separate from Virginia.
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Why did the First Wheeling Convention end after only two days?
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In 1861, what two Civil War battles allowed pro-Union leaders to take the initial steps toward West Virginia statehood without threat from Confederate attack?
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How many counties were initially proposed in August 1861 for the new state of West Virginia?
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Which West Virginia founder has a community and technical college named for him?
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Which West Virginia founder helped form the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, which became part of the Baltimore & Ohio?
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