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What was the name of the former military school in Lewisburg?
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The 201st West Virginia National Guard infantry regiment spent much of World War II defending this.
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Who was West Virginia's first adjutant general?
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Dick Pointer, an enslaved man, helped save this fort during an Indian raid in the Revolutionary War.
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The Revolutionary War-era Fort Savannah helped lead to the founding of this city.
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Where did Aaron Burr meet to plan a military expedition into the Southwest?
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About how many West Virginians were killed in the Korean War
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Kenneth Shadrick of Wyoming County was among the first U.S. servicemen killed in action in which war?
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Which one of the following World War II Medal of Honor recipients did NOT receive his commendation for fighting in France?
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What future Civil War leader led a small force of Marines in capturing John Brown at Harpers Ferry?
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