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What West Virginia native wrote the musical drama Hatfields and McCoys?
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Wayne County native Fanny Belle Fleming later gained renown as an entertainer using what pseudonym?
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What future Mason County resident performed the first cesarean section in the United States?
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An exit on I-64 is named for Sam Black. What was his profession?
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What former vice president is remembered in part for allegedly forming a conspiracy on Blennerhassett Island?
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What dam and lake have the largest drainage area and flood storage capacity of any in West Virginia?
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The Battle of Blair Mountain was the last wide-scale episode in what series of events?
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What Shawnee leader was murdered in Point Pleasant while trying to warn American militia of an impending attack?
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What was the only battle of Dunmore's War?
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In what county did West Virginia's 4-H movement begin?
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