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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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Where was Fort Savannah located?
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What was the goal of Andrew Lewis's disastrous Sandy Creek Expedition in 1756?
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Robert Files and David Tygart were among the first White settlers of this county.
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Which one of the following was NOT an early land company in present-day West Virginia?
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Who is considered the founder of Wheeling
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Who is generally credited with leading the murderous ambush on Chief Logan's family in 1774?
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From which direction did most Indian attacks occur during the frontier period?
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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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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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