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Prehistory and Indians

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A major archeology site, excavated in this county in the 1960s, covers at least four time periods: Late Archaic (B.C. 4000-1000), Middle Woodland (A.D. 390-530), and Fort Ancient (A.D. 1300-1600).
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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 name has been given to a Late Prehistoric culture whose people lived in present Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and southern West Virginia between A.D. 1000 and 1650?
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The prehistoric Warrior Path was located in which county?
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The Battle of Point Pleasant, pitting Virginia militia against Shawnees, was the only battle of what war?
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Which one of the following has NOT been built on or into the South Charleston Mound?
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What are prehistoric images pecked or carved on rocks called?
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Which one of the following is NOT associated with the Early Woodland period (1000-200 B.C.)?
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What 1795 battle in Ohio effectively ended all conflict between European-American settlers and Indians in present West Virginia?
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