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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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What frontiersman led the band that killed members of Chief Logan's family in 1774?
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Which of the following is supposed to be the oldest church building west of the Allegheny Mountains?
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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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This Clarksburg printer wrote the classic 1831 book Chronicles of Border Warfare.
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Which early settler did Thomas Jefferson mistakenly blame for the murder of Chief Logan's family?
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Who are the earliest known White settlers of the Greenbrier Valley?
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Who is considered the founder of Morgantown?
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Which one of the following did NOT routinely kill Indians out of retaliation for the deaths of family members?
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In what county was Tackett's Fort located?
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