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Where was the first bank in present West Virginia established?
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Where was Simpson Creek Baptist Church established in the 1770s?
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The Kanawha River is formed in this Fayette County town.
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This Ritchie County city was named for a general who helped try and convict the conspirators following Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
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Jacob Marlin and Stephen Sewell were the first known people of European descent to settle in the Greenbrier Valley in what future town?
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This town is named for a banana-like fruit that grows in the area.
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Union Carbide helped make this one of the leading chemical producers in the world.
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A dam and lake near this Elk River city was built in 1961 for flood control and tourism.
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This city is named for a Revolutionary War general known by the nickname "Mad Anthony."
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What city hosts the Mothman Festival?
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