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The cannel coal industry was directly responsible for this river improvement.
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What's a train of mine cars that transports miners called?
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What mining practice began at Cannelton in 1967?
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The Pocahontas #3 Coal Seam produced the most coal in this county.
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What 2006 mine disaster in Upshur County killed 12 men, while one miraculously survived?
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What is West Virginia's oldest commercially producing coal formation?
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Most West Virginia coal is of what type?
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In the early days of the commercial coal industry, this was the common method used in mining.
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In what year did coal mining employment peak in West Virginia?
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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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