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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 is the only Appalachian Corridor highway that has not been completed?
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What animal was the mascot of the Chessie System of railroads?
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Which one of the following is still a major railroad carrier in West Virginia?
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The old James River & Kanawha Turnpike became what road?
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The construction of a 4,100-foot tunnel in this county allowed the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to be completed.
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  4. D.
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During the Civil War, "Stonewall" Jackson burned down the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad shops in this city.
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This important railroad was also known as the Deepwater.
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William Nelson Page directed the building of this railroad
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