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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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This Greenbrier County fort builder served as a guide and chief scout for Andrew Lewis on the march to the Battle of Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant was the only battle of this 1774 war.
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Fort Buttermilk was built in 1756 to help protect settlers near this town.
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Shawnee Chief Cornstalk and his son Elinipsico were murdered at this Point Pleasant fort in 1777.
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What finally ended threats to present-day West Virginia during the French & Indian War?
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Which of the following was NOT typically considered to be part of a frontier fort?
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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 Randolph County settler was held captive by Shawnees from 1791 to 1794.
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Vandalia was a failed attempt at what?
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