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Which West Virginia county is the oldest?
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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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When the Revolutionary War began, some of the first militia troops arrived in Massachusetts from this place.
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This Ohio River county was named for the governor of Virginia who owned most of the land there.
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The barracks of this fort in Mineral County comprise the only known military structure still standing in present-day West Virginia from the French & Indian War period.
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Who are the earliest known White settlers of the Greenbrier Valley?
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Which one of the following was NOT an early land company in present-day West Virginia?
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This Randolph County settler was held captive by Shawnees from 1791 to 1794.
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Two West Virginia counties are named for this Indian leader of the 1700s.
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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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