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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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What animal was the mascot of the Chessie System of railroads?
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Which one of the following towns did the Giles, Fayette & Kanawha Turnpike NOT directly pass through?
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The old James River & Kanawha Turnpike became what road?
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During the Civil War, "Stonewall" Jackson burned down the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad shops in this city.
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The Northwestern Virginia Turnpike later became part of this road.
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What was the United States' first commercial railroad?
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Which city had the first streetcar line in West Virginia?
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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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