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Constitutional amendments approved by West Virginia voters in 1920 and 1928 led to this development.
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What railroad was under construction in the middle of the Hatfield-McCoy Feud?
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Which one of the following major transportation routes did NOT pass through Wheeling?
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Which one of the following is still a major railroad carrier in West Virginia?
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The old James River & Kanawha Turnpike became what road?
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Where did James Rumsey successfully test his new steam engine-driven boat on December 3, 1787?
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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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Which one of these rivers did NOT follow the path of the West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Railway?
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This road that opened in 1954 later became part of both I-64 and I-77.
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When it opened in 1849, this was the longest clear-span bridge in the world.
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