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Which of the following is supposed to be the oldest church building west of the Allegheny Mountains?
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How were many soldiers paid for their service in the French & Indian War?
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Fort Pearsall was built during the French & Indian War to protect settlers around this town.
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This Virginia county once included most of present-day northern West Virginia.
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Who is considered the founder of Morgantown?
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Of which town is Joseph Tomlinson considered the founder?
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Nonhelema, known by settlers as the "Grenadier Squaw," was the sister of which Indian leader?
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From which direction did most Indian attacks occur during the frontier period?
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Vandalia was a failed attempt at what?
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The murder of this person's family sent him on a violent spree in which he killed Tegunteh, who was peacefully negotiating the 1789 Treaty of Fort Harmar. Afterward, he became a fugitive from the law.
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