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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 one of the following major transportation routes did NOT pass through Wheeling?
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Lemuel Chenoweth is best remembered for what type of construction?
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Where was the last spike driven to complete the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from Baltimore to the Ohio River?
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Which one of these cities was NOT located along the line of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway?
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What animal was the mascot of the Chessie System of railroads?
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How many miles of the James River & Kanawha Canal were in present-day West Virginia?
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The Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) commuter system is located on which campus?
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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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William Nelson Page directed the building of this railroad
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