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Which mine disaster led to passage of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act?
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The first coal in the New River Coalfield was shipped from this town.
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What equipment consolidated all of the basic mining steps into one machine?
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Which West Virginia mine disaster prompted passage of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act?
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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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Using early hand-loading coal methods, what was the first step in the mining process?
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Boys who opened and closed ventilation doors in mines were known as what?
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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 was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 until his retirement in 1960?
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In what year was the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement signed between coal companies and labor?
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