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Which one of the following was the primary reason George Washington led an expedition to Point Pleasant in 1770?
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George Washington's bathtub may be viewed here?
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George Washington was this age when he became a surveyor in what is now West Virginia?
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Who hired a teenage George Washington to survey much of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle?
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In 1861, during the Civil War, in which county was John Augustine Washington, an aide to Robert E. Lee and great-great-grandnephew of George Washington, killed?
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Which Virginia governor granted George Washington most of the Western Virginia bounty lands he acquired because of his French & Indian War service?
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During the French & Indian War, in which battle did George Washington first participate?
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What inventor did George Washington work with to improve navigation on the Potomac River?
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George Washington personally selected the site of this manufacturing enterprise.
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During this uprising, a sword given to George Washington by Frederick the Great was temporarily captured.
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