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What mineral springs did George Washington visit for the first time at age 16?
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A member of this pioneering family in present-day central West Virginia supposedly wrote the fiddle tune "Shelvin' Rock" while sheltering from Indians.
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This battle in northwestern Ohio ended violent conflicts between Indians and settlers in present-day West Virginia.
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This fort was built in present Summers County in 1774.
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Fort Pearsall was built during the French & Indian War to protect settlers around this town.
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Where was Fort Savannah located?
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Which one of the following was NOT considered an "Indian war" from the 1700s?
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This Harrison County congressman was President James Madison's brother-in-law and one of the first government officials to press for greater rights for Western Virginia.
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Tories were settlers who did what?
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By the time of his death in 1799, George Washington owned more land along these two rivers than anywhere else in the world.
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