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Monongalia produced 3.8 million tons of coal, ranking it eighth among West Virginia counties
In July 1775, Virginia formed the District of West Augusta on the western frontier. In October 1776, West Augusta was subdivided into three large counties, Monongalia, Yohogania, and Ohio. Since that time many counties in Pennsylvania and present ...
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