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In this 1968 mine disaster, six miners survived for 10 days despite being trapped deep in the mine.
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Which one of the following did NOT publicly oppose mountaintop removal mining?
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Which West Virginia National Historic Landmark is directly related to the mining and processing of coal?
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Which of the following is sometimes considered the "father of West Virginia's coal industry?"
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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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When most of our coal began forming, where was present-day West Virginia located?
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Since record keeping began, about how many West Virginians have died in mine disasters?
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Where does West Virginia rank nationally in terms of coal production?
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About what year did commercial coal mining begin in what is now West Virginia?
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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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