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Which of the following is supposed to be the oldest church building west of the Allegheny Mountains?
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Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, as well as the southwest corner of Pennsylvania and most of present West Virginia was carved from this Virginia county.
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After her husband's death at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant, this woman became a frontier scout, relaying messages among forts?
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Who led the first permanent settlement of Charleston?
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This last colonial governor of Virginia ordered the attack that became the Battle of Point Pleasant.
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This battle in northwestern Ohio ended violent conflicts between Indians and settlers in present-day West Virginia.
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What finally ended threats to present-day West Virginia during the French & Indian War?
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Who is considered the founder of Morgantown?
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Who is generally considered the founder of Charles Town?
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More indirect descendants of George Washington are buried in this county than any other in the nation?
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