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Which Indian tribe fought at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant?
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Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, as well as the southwest corner of Pennsylvania and most of present West Virginia was carved from this Virginia county.
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Who led the first permanent settlement of Charleston?
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Two Revolutionary War battles occurred at this Wheeling fort.
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"Forting" on the frontier referred to this.
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Which of the following was NOT a treaty in which Indians gave away their claims to land in present West Virginia?
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Of these Revolutionary War generals from the Eastern Panhandle, which one was NOT dismissed from his commission during the Revolutionary War?
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Who is generally considered the "father of Greenbrier County?"
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In what county was Tackett's Fort located?
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Who is generally considered the founder of Charles Town?
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