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In the 1850s, oil from this type of coal became a popular fuel for lamps
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Which one of the following is NOT generally considered part of the West Virginia Mine Wars?
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By what percentage did coal mining employment decline in West Virginia between 1950 and 2000?
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In 2000, a national publication referred to this Gilbert native as "the last of West Virginia's homegrown coal barons."
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A 95-year-old Ken Hechler ran for U.S. Senate in 2010 based on this one issue?
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What mining practice began at Cannelton in 1967?
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What 2006 mine disaster in Upshur County killed 12 men, while one miraculously survived?
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Who shipped the first commercial coal from the New River area in 1873?
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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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In what year was the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement signed between coal companies and labor?
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