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What frontiersman led the band that killed members of Chief Logan's family in 1774?
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Who led the first permanent settlement of Charleston?
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Point Pleasant was the only battle of this 1774 war.
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"Forting" on the frontier referred to this.
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The Eckerlin brothers were among the first White settlers of this county?
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James Neal is often considered the founder of this city.
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Which one of the following frontier forts was NOT located in Greenbrier County?
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This Overhill Cherokee leader fought on the side of the British during the French & Indian War.
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Who is generally considered the "father of Greenbrier County?"
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George Washington was this age when he became a surveyor in what is now West Virginia?
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