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Prior to the 1930s, what percentage of miners in southern West Virginia lived in towns owned by coal companies?
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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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Which one of the following did NOT publicly oppose mountaintop removal mining?
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Which of the following railroads did NOT did not provide a financial boost to southern West Virginia's coal industry?
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What was the main cause of unemployment in coal mines in the 1950s?
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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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Which West Virginia mine disaster prompted passage of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act?
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Since record keeping began, about how many West Virginians have died in mine disasters?
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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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