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1
In 1877, a national strike in which one of the following industries escalated into violence at Martinsburg?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
2
Where was the last spike driven to complete the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from Baltimore to the Ohio River?
  1. A.
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  3. C.
  4. D.
3
In 1873, company officials drove the last spike at Hawks Nest, completing this major railroad.
  1. A.
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  3. C.
  4. D.
4
Which one of these cities was NOT located along the line of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
5
Which leading industrialist built the Coal & Coke Railway from Charleston to Gassaway?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
6
Where is the oldest bridge in West Virginia?
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  4. D.
7
Which interstate covers the most miles in West Virginia?
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  3. C.
  4. D.
8
The old James River & Kanawha Turnpike became what road?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
9
Which road today follows the approximate path of the National Road?
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  3. C.
  4. D.
10
What was the United States' first commercial railroad?
  1. A.
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  4. D.

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