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What mineral springs did George Washington visit for the first time at age 16?
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Indian leader Captain Bull settled in this present-day West Virginia county in the late 1760s.
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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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"Forting" on the frontier referred to this.
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James Neal is often considered the founder of this city.
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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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When Europeans first arrived, which Indian confederacy laid claim to most of what is now West Virginia?
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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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