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The first coal in the New River Coalfield was shipped from this town.
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In what year did West Virginia's coal industry peak at 180 million tons?
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Which of the following was NOT a leading coke-making county in 1910?
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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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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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Nearly all of West Virginia's coal deposits date from this geologic period.
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By the early 1930s, about how much of southern West Virginia's coal was being mined by African Americans?
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Since record keeping began, about how many West Virginians have died in mine disasters?
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Using early hand-loading coal methods, what was the first step in the mining process?
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