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Which mine disaster led to passage of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act?
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Who was president of UMWA District 17 at the time of the 1921 Miners' March on Logan?
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In 1955, Logan County surpassed which one of the following as the leading coal producing county in the nation?
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Before the Civil War, what was the main method of transporting large amounts of coal?
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By what percentage did coal mining employment decline in West Virginia between 1950 and 2000?
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Where did the deadliest mine disaster in U.S. history occur?
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Which one of these counties did NOT originally produce among the five highest amounts of coal?
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What is the most immediate cause of black lung disease?
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What percentage of people living in the Buffalo Creek hollow were left homeless by the 1972 flood?
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Who shipped the first commercial coal from the New River area in 1873?
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