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Constitutional amendments approved by West Virginia voters in 1920 and 1928 led to this development.
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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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Where does the song say that John Henry, West Virginia's famous steel driver, defeated the steam drill?
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The Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad was an important coal and timber line in this county.
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Which one of the following towns did the Giles, Fayette & Kanawha Turnpike NOT directly pass through?
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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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Which city had the first streetcar line in West Virginia?
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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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This important railroad was also known as the Deepwater.
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This turnpike ran from Weston to the Kanawha River.
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