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Prehistory and Indians

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In 1931, a mysterious sandstone rock with apparent prehistoric writing was found in this county. It is now commonly considered a fraud.
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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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What language did the Shawnees speak?
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All burial remains and artifacts excavated from the South Charleston Mound are now located where?
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What destroyed the prehistoric stone walls on Mount Carbon in Fayette County?
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Which of the following is NOT associated with the Late Archaic period (3000-1000 B.C.)?
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In addition to disease, what is the main reason virtually no Indians lived in present West Virginia when European-Americans began settling?
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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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What was the name of the Indian revolt at the end of the French & Indian War?
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Which of the following was NOT noted for fighting and killing Indians on the Western Virginia frontier?
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