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Which West Virginia folklorist wrote the book Witches, Ghosts and Signs
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When was capital punishment banned in West Virginia?
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In 1993, two members of this organization were murdered in Pocahontas County.
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John Lockwood, the "last of the Ohio River pirates," was arrested for murder in 1863 on this Ohio River island.
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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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What were people called who used the Civil War to settle personal grievances or pursue personal gain or other nonmilitary ends?
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Who was the only person related to the Mine Wars convicted of treason?
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Who was the first former West Virginia governor to serve prison time for corruption?
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What folk song is about a murder and subsequent 1894 hanging in McDowell 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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