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This Kanawha County town was once home to the Gravely Tractor factory.
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The New River Gorge Bridge is located just outside the boundary of this city.
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What city has been called the Poultry Capital of West Virginia?
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Hall of fame musician Charlie McCoy was born in this Fayette County town.
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One of the most important frontier battles between Shawnees and Virginia militia was fought here.
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This town primarily owes its founding to the Virginian Railway.
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Where did the last public hanging in West Virginia occur?
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After the discovery of oil, this city's population increased from from about 600 in 1888 to 7,000 in 1898.
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Union Carbide helped make this one of the leading chemical producers in the world.
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The Robey Theater, which opened here in 1907, is said to be the longest continuously operating movie house in the United States.
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