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From about 1764 to 1767, brothers John and Samuel Pringle lived in the hollowed cavity of what type of tree?
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After her husband's death at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant, this woman became a frontier scout, relaying messages among forts?
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About 1788, where did Daniel Boone first settle in present-day West Virginia?
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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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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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Fort Buttermilk was built in 1756 to help protect settlers near this town.
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This fort was built in present Summers County in 1774.
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Who is considered the founder of Morgantown?
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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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