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Prehistory and Indians

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In which county are the Bens Run earthworks located?
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What type of ornament of stone, shell, or metal did prehistoric people string on a leather cord and hang around their necks?
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Who led the Shawnee at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant?
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What Shawnee leader tried to warn American militia about an impending attack at Fort Randolph in 1777 only to be murdered?
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What West Virginia amusement park is also the site of a prehistoric burial mound?
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What current road follows the approximate path of the prehistoric Kanawha, or Buffalo, Trail?
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During the Late Prehistoric and Protohistoric periods, what culture resided in the northernmost part of present West Virginia?
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Which one of the following is NOT associated with the Middle Archaic period (6000-3000 B.C.)?
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Which of the following was NOT a tribe that fought on the side of the French in Western Virginia for most of the French & Indian War?
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What 1756 French & Indian War mission led by Andrew Lewis to destroy Shawnee villages in Ohio ended in near disaster in present southern West Virginia?
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