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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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The Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad was an important coal and timber line in this county.
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What animal was the mascot of the Chessie System of railroads?
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Where is the oldest bridge in West Virginia?
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Where is the last operating river ferry in West Virginia?
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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 turnpike ran from Weston to the Kanawha River.
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When it opened in 1849, this was the longest clear-span bridge in the world.
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