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What equipment consolidated all of the basic mining steps into one machine?
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What byproduct is made by distilling volatile matter from coal, leaving behind nearly pure carbon?
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Which one of the following was NOT eventually merged into Consolidation Coal Company?
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Based on a 1907 law, who was responsible for teaching inexperienced miners and conducting frequent mine examinations?
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Which coal seam underlies much of northern and north-central West Virginia?
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What city's chamber of commerce building is made entirely of coal?
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Most West Virginia coal is of what type?
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In which one of these places did a deadly coal strike occur in the 1950s?
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In what year was the Appalachian Wage Agreement signed between coal companies and labor?
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In what year was the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement signed between coal companies and labor?
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