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In 1867, how many tons of coal did West Virginia produce?
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What was the main cause of unemployment in coal mines in the 1950s?
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What byproduct is made by distilling volatile matter from coal, leaving behind nearly pure carbon?
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Which West Virginia mine disaster prompted passage of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act?
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The quality of coal from the Pittsburgh Seam greatly boosted the production of this industry.
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The Pocahontas #3 Coal Seam produced the most coal in this county.
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What international financier forced the N&W Railway to give him 50,000 acres of prime coal land in McDowell County?
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What is West Virginia's oldest commercially producing coal formation?
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In what year did coal mining employment peak in West Virginia?
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In 1902, when Miners Hospital No. 1 opened in Welch, who was its president?
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