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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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In what year was West Virginia's Department of Mines founded?
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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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What 2006 mine disaster in Upshur County killed 12 men, while one miraculously survived?
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What prompted the U.S. government to negotiate the 1946 Miners Health Plan?
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Where does West Virginia rank nationally in terms of coal production?
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In what year did coal mining employment peak in West Virginia?
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According to government and citizen studies, what was the primary cause of the Buffalo Creek Flood
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In 1902, when Miners Hospital No. 1 opened in Welch, who was its president?
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In what year was the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement signed between coal companies and labor?
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