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What railroad was under construction in the middle of the Hatfield-McCoy Feud?
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In 1873, company officials drove the last spike at Hawks Nest, completing this major railroad.
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Which one of these cities was NOT located along the line of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway?
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Where is the last operating river ferry in West Virginia?
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Which one of the following towns did the Giles, Fayette & Kanawha Turnpike NOT directly pass through?
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Which interstate covers the most miles in West Virginia?
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How many miles of the James River & Kanawha Canal were in present-day West Virginia?
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Which road today follows the approximate path of the National Road?
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This road that opened in 1954 later became part of both I-64 and I-77.
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This turnpike ran from Weston to the Kanawha River.
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