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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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Which major railroad was completed on December 24, 1852?
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Where is the oldest bridge in West Virginia?
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Which road today follows the approximate path of the National Road?
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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 was the United States' first commercial railroad?
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Where did James Rumsey successfully test his new steam engine-driven boat on December 3, 1787?
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What is the nickname for the section of U.S. 52 that runs between Kenova and Williamson?
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Which one of these rivers did NOT follow the path of the West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Railway?
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William Nelson Page directed the building of this railroad
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