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Which West Virginia company was a leading producer of an iridescent pressed glass later known commonly as "carnival glass"?
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This Pocahontas County native was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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The Battle of Blair Mountain was the last wide-scale episode in what series of events?
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Where was the first Confederate general of the Civil War killed?
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What is the oldest county in West Virginia?
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Rebecca Harding Davis wrote about iron workers in this city.
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Which one of the following rock formations is NOT located in Pendleton County?
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Industrialist William Henry Edwards was known for collecting these.
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What is West Virginia's only city named for a U.S. first lady?
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In what county was the earliest known Episcopal church built in present West Virginia?
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