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In the 1850s, which one of these valleys was NOT a major cannel coal producer?
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For which mine disaster did coal operator Don Blankenship serve prison time?
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By what percentage did coal mining employment decline in West Virginia between 1950 and 2000?
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What's the largest West Virginia city built by the U.S. Coal & Coke Company?
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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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Which of the following does NOT preserve coal mining history?
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The quality of coal from the Pittsburgh Seam greatly boosted the production of this industry.
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What 2006 mine disaster in Upshur County killed 12 men, while one miraculously survived?
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Nearly all of West Virginia's coal deposits date from this geologic period.
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In 1902, when Miners Hospital No. 1 opened in Welch, who was its president?
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