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From about 1764 to 1767, brothers John and Samuel Pringle lived in the hollowed cavity of what type of tree?
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Which Indian tribe fought at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant?
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The Seneca Trail generally follows the route of which present West Virginia road?
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Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, as well as the southwest corner of Pennsylvania and most of present West Virginia was carved from this Virginia county.
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Point Pleasant was the only battle of this 1774 war.
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Which of the following was NOT a treaty in which Indians gave away their claims to land in present West Virginia?
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Who is considered the founder of Wheeling
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Of which town is Joseph Tomlinson considered the founder?
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Who is generally considered the founder of Martinsburg?
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More indirect descendants of George Washington are buried in this county than any other in the nation?
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