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The first coal in the New River Coalfield was shipped from this town.
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By 1954, more than 70 percent of all coal mined mechanically in the nation used this piece of equipment.
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What's a train of mine cars that transports miners called?
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Where is the National Mine Health and Safety Academy located?
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Which European explorer named Coal River based on its numerous outcroppings?
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Which of these coal disasters was NOT related to an underground mine explosion?
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What is the most immediate cause of black lung disease?
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Boys who opened and closed ventilation doors in mines were known as what?
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Who was the first West Virginia native to serve as president of the United Mine Workers of America?
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In 1931, which former Mine Wars leader founded a rival union to the United Mine Workers of America?
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