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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 major transportation routes did NOT pass through Wheeling?
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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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What rail service was created when Congress passed the 1970 National Passenger Railroad Act
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Which is the only Appalachian Corridor highway that has not been completed?
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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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What is today's successor to the old N&W Railway?
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In what city was the Norwalk car made from 1912 to 1922?
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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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