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This enslaved man heroically helped defend Fort Donnally in the Greenbrier Valley during an attack by Shawnee Indians in 1778.
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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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The barracks of this fort in Mineral County comprise the only known military structure still standing in present-day West Virginia from the French & Indian War period.
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Who are the earliest known White settlers of the Greenbrier Valley?
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The Eckerlin brothers were among the first White settlers of this county?
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Which of the following was NOT typically considered to be part of a frontier fort?
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Which one of the following was NOT considered an "Indian war" from the 1700s?
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This Randolph County settler was held captive by Shawnees from 1791 to 1794.
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Tories were settlers who did what?
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