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1
In 1877, a national strike in which one of the following industries escalated into violence at Martinsburg?
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  4. D.
2
Which one of the following major transportation routes did NOT pass through Wheeling?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
3
Where was the last spike driven to complete the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from Baltimore to the Ohio River?
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  4. D.
4
In 1873, company officials drove the last spike at Hawks Nest, completing this major railroad.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
5
The Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad was an important coal and timber line in this county.
  1. A.
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  3. C.
  4. D.
6
Where is the oldest bridge in West Virginia?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
7
Which one of the following towns did the Giles, Fayette & Kanawha Turnpike NOT directly pass through?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
8
During the Civil War, "Stonewall" Jackson burned down the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad shops in this city.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
9
What industry were Shay locomotives associated with?
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  4. D.
10
Of the six turnpikes chartered in present West Virginia by Virginia before the Civil War, how many were built?
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  4. D.

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