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What John Sayles film depicts a deadly event from the West Virginia mine wars?
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The first coal in the New River Coalfield was shipped from this town.
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Which one of the following did NOT publicly oppose mountaintop removal mining?
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Which of the following was NOT a leading coke-making county in 1910?
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What's the largest West Virginia city built by the U.S. Coal & Coke Company?
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By 1954, more than 70 percent of all coal mined mechanically in the nation used this piece of equipment.
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A 95-year-old Ken Hechler ran for U.S. Senate in 2010 based on this one issue?
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Where is the last remaining octagonal company store built by coal operator Justus Collins located?
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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 1972, what rank-and-file movement helped remove the United Mine Workers of America's corrupt leadership?
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