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Which of the following doctors is NOT known for publicizing the dangers of black lung disease in coal mining?
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In the 1850s, oil from this type of coal became a popular fuel for lamps
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How was cannel oil processed?
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Which of the following prominent politicians was NOT a major coal investor?
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Which one of the following was NOT eventually merged into Consolidation Coal Company?
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What international financier forced the N&W Railway to give him 50,000 acres of prime coal land in McDowell County?
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Since record keeping began, about how many West Virginians have died in mine disasters?
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Boys who opened and closed ventilation doors in mines were known as what?
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For how much did Governor Arch Moore settle West Virginia's $100 million lawsuit against Pittston Coal for the Buffalo Creek Flood?
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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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