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In 1877, a national strike in which one of the following industries escalated into violence at Martinsburg?
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Where does the song say that John Henry, West Virginia's famous steel driver, defeated the steam drill?
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What animal was the mascot of the Chessie System of railroads?
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Which leading industrialist built the Coal & Coke Railway from Charleston to Gassaway?
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Which one of the following towns did the Giles, Fayette & Kanawha Turnpike NOT directly pass through?
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How many miles of the James River & Kanawha Canal were in present-day West Virginia?
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The construction of a 4,100-foot tunnel in this county allowed the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to be completed.
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Locks and dams on this river allowed for some of the earliest commercial coal mining in present-day West Virginia.
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During the Civil War, "Stonewall" Jackson burned down the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad shops in this city.
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What industry were Shay locomotives associated with?
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