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Which industry was associated with Vestal's Bloomery in Jefferson County?
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The Seneca Trail generally follows the route of which present West Virginia road?
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When the Revolutionary War began, some of the first militia troops arrived in Massachusetts from this place.
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Point Pleasant was the only battle of this 1774 war.
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Where was the largest battle in Virginia during the French & Indian War?
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Who accompanied George Washington on his disastrous mission to warn the French at the beginning of the French & Indian War and later served as a guide for Gen. Braddock in his disastrous campaign early in the war?
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This Harrison County congressman was President James Madison's brother-in-law and one of the first government officials to press for greater rights for Western Virginia.
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In what county was Tackett's Fort located?
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Who is generally considered the founder of Charles Town?
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James Madison, the "father of the constitution" and future fourth president, married his wife, Dolley Payne, in the Jefferson County home of this person.
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