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Frontier

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Which West Virginia county is the oldest?
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Braddock's Road is associated with this war.
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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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Which early settler did Thomas Jefferson mistakenly blame for the murder of Chief Logan's family?
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This last colonial governor of Virginia ordered the attack that became the Battle of Point Pleasant.
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Fort Buttermilk was built in 1756 to help protect settlers near this town.
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Nonhelema, known by settlers as the "Grenadier Squaw," was the sister of which Indian leader?
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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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In what county was Tackett's Fort located?
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