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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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Where is the last operating river ferry in West Virginia?
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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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The Northwestern Railroad was opened to this Ohio River city in 1857.
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What was the United States' first commercial railroad?
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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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Of the six turnpikes chartered in present West Virginia by Virginia before the Civil War, how many were built?
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When it opened in 1849, this was the longest clear-span bridge in the world.
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