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What southeast-facing sandstone escarpment extends along an irregular line from Keyser to Bramwell?
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Where do the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers cut a wide gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains?
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Which of the following is NOT a bog in West Virginia?
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Browns Island is located in the Ohio River in which city?
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East River Mountain marks which border of West Virginia?
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During the Last Ice Age, how much of West Virginia was covered by glaciers?
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Which industry is most associated with West Virginia's clay deposits?
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Before the locks and dams were improved in the 1930s, what was the greatest obstacle to riverboating on the Kanawha River?
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Saddle Mountain is located in which county?
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The father of which future president surveyed Stony River in present-day Grant, Tucker, and Mineral counties?
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