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How were many soldiers paid for their service in the French & Indian War?
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Which early settler did Thomas Jefferson mistakenly blame for the murder of Chief Logan's family?
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Where was the largest battle in Virginia during the French & Indian War?
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Two Revolutionary War battles occurred at this Wheeling fort.
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Who are the earliest known White settlers of the Greenbrier Valley?
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Of which town is Joseph Tomlinson considered the founder?
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This Brooke County settler published the earliest known account of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
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Who is generally credited with leading the murderous ambush on Chief Logan's family in 1774?
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This Overhill Cherokee leader fought on the side of the British during the French & Indian War.
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James Madison, the "father of the constitution" and future fourth president, married his wife, Dolley Payne, in the Jefferson County home of this person.
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