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What was the first college in West Virginia formally to train Black teachers?
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Which early explorer inspired the annual Golden Horseshoe Test about West Virginia history?
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What long-time institution of higher learning closed in 2023?
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What is West Virginia's oldest continuous institution of higher learning?
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What was West Virginia's second publicly funded Black institution of higher learning?
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This Putnam County building, which still stands, was first used as a school in 1849.
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Where was Mountain State University located?
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In 1955, the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus opened this institution of higher learning in West Virginia?
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This person established the first teacher-training program at what is now West Virginia State University and was the first superintendent of the State Industrial Home for Colored Girls in Huntington.
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What prominent West Virginia historian was once a pharmacist in Charleston?
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