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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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How was cannel oil processed?
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Which of the following is sometimes considered the "father of West Virginia's coal industry?"
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Which of the following prominent politicians was NOT a major coal investor?
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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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Where is the National Mine Health and Safety Academy located?
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Which candidate for governor first campaigned largely on an anti-strip mining platform?
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Most West Virginia coal is of what type?
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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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What Fayette County town did coal operator build and name for his wife?
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