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In 2000, a national publication referred to this Gilbert native as "the last of West Virginia's homegrown coal barons."
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By 1954, more than 70 percent of all coal mined mechanically in the nation used this piece of equipment.
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What's a train of mine cars that transports miners called?
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Most West Virginia coal is of what type?
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Which one of these counties did NOT originally produce among the five highest amounts of coal?
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Since record keeping began, about how many West Virginians have died in mine disasters?
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How many people died in the Buffalo Creek Flood?
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Who was the first West Virginia native to serve as president of the United Mine Workers of America?
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John Nuttall was an early coal operator in this county.
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In what year was the Appalachian Wage Agreement signed between coal companies and labor?
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