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Prior to the 1930s, what percentage of miners in southern West Virginia lived in towns owned by coal companies?
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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 railroads did NOT did not provide a financial boost to southern West Virginia's coal industry?
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What's a train of mine cars that transports miners called?
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Which West Virginia congressman led the effort to create the National Coal Heritage Area?
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What 2006 mine disaster in Upshur County killed 12 men, while one miraculously survived?
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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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About what year did commercial coal mining begin in what is now West Virginia?
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For how much did Governor Arch Moore settle West Virginia's $100 million lawsuit against Pittston Coal for the Buffalo Creek Flood?
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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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