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Which was the last Interstate highway completed in West Virginia?
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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 one of the following railroads did not extend into the heart of southern West Virginia's coalfields?
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Which one of these cities was NOT located along the line of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway?
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Which one of the following towns did the Giles, Fayette & Kanawha Turnpike NOT directly pass through?
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During the Civil War, "Stonewall" Jackson burned down the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad shops in this city.
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Which road today follows the approximate path of the National Road?
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The second major railroad in southern West Virginia, this line carried its first load of coal from Mercer County in 1883.
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What was the United States' first commercial railroad?
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Where did James Rumsey successfully test his new steam engine-driven boat on December 3, 1787?
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