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Constitutional amendments approved by West Virginia voters in 1920 and 1928 led to this development.
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In 1877, a national strike in which one of the following industries escalated into violence at Martinsburg?
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Which major railroad was completed on December 24, 1852?
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Which leading industrialist built the Coal & Coke Railway from Charleston to Gassaway?
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Where is the last operating river ferry in West Virginia?
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How many miles of the James River & Kanawha Canal were in present-day West Virginia?
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Which road today follows the approximate path of the National Road?
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In what city was the Norwalk car made from 1912 to 1922?
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What industry were Shay locomotives associated with?
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Which city had the first streetcar line in West Virginia?
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