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Which West Virginia folklorist wrote the book Witches, Ghosts and Signs
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Who supposedly led the 1888 New Year's Day arson attack on the McCoy family cabin?
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The murder of which Indian chief's family members led to an uprising in 1774 that culminated in the Battle of Point Pleasant?
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Which United Mine Workers of America leader and his family were murdered by a rival on New Year's Eve 1969?
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What serial killer, known as the "Bluebeard of Quiet Dell," murdered at least five people in Clarksburg in 1931?
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In 1914, from where did robbers steal $7,000 in coal company payroll in Mingo County?
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Which noted labor leader served time in the West Virginia Penitentiary for opposing U.S. involvement in World War I?
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What Charleston native attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975?
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Known as the "First Lady of Fayette County" for her 12 terms in the legislator, what crime did "Pistol Nell" Walker once help stop?
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Which ONE of the following labor leaders IS buried in West Virginia?
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