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Where was Simpson Creek Baptist Church established in the 1770s?
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This Fayette County coal mining community ceased to exist in 1962 after the mines shut down.
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This city is home to the annual Buckwheat Festival.
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What town was one of the nation's leading salt producers in the early 1800s?
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This city once had what is believed to be the largest toilet ware factory in the world.
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What is the governmental seat of our northernmost county?
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Hall of fame musician Charlie McCoy was born in this Fayette County town.
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This town is named for a banana-like fruit that grows in the area.
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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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What city were three of West Virginia's first six governors from?
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