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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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What rail service was created when Congress passed the 1970 National Passenger Railroad Act
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Which one of the following is still a major railroad carrier in West Virginia?
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Where is the oldest bridge in West Virginia?
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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 Northwestern Virginia Turnpike later became part of this road.
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This road that opened in 1954 later became part of both I-64 and I-77.
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This turnpike ran from Weston to the Kanawha River.
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William Nelson Page directed the building of this railroad
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