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In 1873, company officials drove the last spike at Hawks Nest, completing this major railroad.
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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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How many miles of the James River & Kanawha Canal were in present-day West Virginia?
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The old James River & Kanawha Turnpike became what road?
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During the Civil War, "Stonewall" Jackson burned down the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad shops in this city.
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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 industry were Shay locomotives associated with?
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Which city had the first streetcar line in West Virginia?
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When it opened in 1849, this was the longest clear-span bridge in the world.
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