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The peak year for 20th century coal production in West Virginia occurred during which decade?
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What Mingo County native succeeded Arnold Miller as national president of the United Mine Workers of America?
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Which one of the following is NOT generally considered part of the West Virginia Mine Wars?
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Which one of the following was NOT eventually merged into Consolidation Coal Company?
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What's the largest West Virginia city built by the U.S. Coal & Coke Company?
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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 city's chamber of commerce building is made entirely of coal?
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Who shipped the first commercial coal from the New River area in 1873?
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In which one of these places did a deadly coal strike occur in the 1950s?
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