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Where was the first bank in present West Virginia established?
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Which one of the following cities was the first in West Virginia to receive telephone service?
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This site of an early saltworks also was the scene of an 1863 Civil War skirmish.
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This city is partly named for the two states it borders.
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This town was established to make munitions for World War I, but the war ended before production started.
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This town is named for a banana-like fruit that grows in the area.
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The towering Castle Rock is located in this city.
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What town was once home to the largest clothespin factory in the world?
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After the Silver Bridge collapsed at Point Pleasant in 1967, a similar bridge in this city was immediately closed.
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This city is associated with Civil War Confederate spy Nancy Hart.
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