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Which early settler did Thomas Jefferson mistakenly blame for the murder of Chief Logan's family?
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This fort was built in present Summers County in 1774.
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During the French & Indian War, which one of the following was NOT present at the Battle of the Monongahela?
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Robert Files and David Tygart were among the first White settlers of this county.
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Of which town is Joseph Tomlinson considered the founder?
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This Delaware chief led two deadly attacks on forts in present-day Pendleton County during the French & Indian War.
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Two West Virginia counties are named for this Indian leader of the 1700s.
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Which one of the following frontier forts was NOT located in Greenbrier County?
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Who bought up much of the area in and around Charleston in the late 1700s from John Dickinson and George Clendenin?
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This county, which once included Hancock, is considered West Virginia's "lost county" because it was later eliminated from the map?
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