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Which one of the following major transportation routes did NOT pass through Wheeling?
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  4. D.
2
Which one of the following railroads did not extend into the heart of southern West Virginia's coalfields?
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  3. C.
  4. D.
3
Where was the last spike driven to complete the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from Baltimore to the Ohio River?
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  4. D.
4
Which is the only Appalachian Corridor highway that has not been completed?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
5
The Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad was an important coal and timber line in this county.
  1. A.
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  3. C.
  4. D.
6
Where is the last operating river ferry in West Virginia?
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  4. D.
7
The Northwestern Virginia Turnpike later became part of this road.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
8
Which one of these rivers did NOT follow the path of the West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Railway?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
9
This road that opened in 1954 later became part of both I-64 and I-77.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
10
When it opened in 1849, this was the longest clear-span bridge in the world.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.

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