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1
In 1877, a national strike in which one of the following industries escalated into violence at Martinsburg?
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  4. D.
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Where was the last spike driven to complete the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from Baltimore to the Ohio River?
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  4. D.
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In 1873, company officials drove the last spike at Hawks Nest, completing this major railroad.
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  4. D.
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What rail service was created when Congress passed the 1970 National Passenger Railroad Act
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Which interstate covers the most miles in West Virginia?
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The construction of a 4,100-foot tunnel in this county allowed the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to be completed.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
7
In what city was the Norwalk car made from 1912 to 1922?
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What is the nickname for the section of U.S. 52 that runs between Kenova and Williamson?
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Of the six turnpikes chartered in present West Virginia by Virginia before the Civil War, how many were built?
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Which one of these rivers did NOT follow the path of the West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Railway?
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