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The first coal in the New River Coalfield was shipped from this town.
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Which of the following does NOT preserve coal mining history?
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What international financier forced the N&W Railway to give him 50,000 acres of prime coal land in McDowell County?
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Most West Virginia coal is of what type?
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Using early hand-loading coal methods, what was the first step in the mining process?
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In what year did coal mining employment peak in West Virginia?
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Which one of these coal-producing counties was NOT among the state's top 10 in population in 1950?
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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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What Fayette County town did coal operator build and name for his wife?
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