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Frontier

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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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Hugh Stephenson formed this military unit in response to George Washington's call for troops at the beginning of the Revolutionary 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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Indian leader Captain Bull settled in this present-day West Virginia county in the late 1760s.
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This battle in northwestern Ohio ended violent conflicts between Indians and settlers in present-day West Virginia.
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Which one of the following was NOT an early land company in present-day West Virginia?
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Who is considered the founder of Morgantown?
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Of which town is Joseph Tomlinson considered the founder?
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Tu-Endie-Wei State Park commemorates what frontier event?
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This county, which once included Hancock, is considered West Virginia's "lost county" because it was later eliminated from the map?
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