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This city was home to Randolph Academy, one of the earliest schools of its kind in the region.
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A Methodist bishop was the namesake for this Lincoln County seat.
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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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In 1947, the town of Hollidays Cove became part of this city.
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U.S. Army troops disembarked here before ending the Battle of Blair Mountain.
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By the time of the Civil War, this was the second largest city in the entire Shenandoah Valley.
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Hall of fame musician Charlie McCoy was born in this Fayette County town.
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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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What city hosts the Apple Butter Festival?
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