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Which West Virginia folklorist wrote the book Witches, Ghosts and Signs
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Who had two different husbands killed during the Mine Wars in less than 15 months' time?
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Why is the 1904 murder of Jay Legg in Clay County remembered today?
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When was the last public execution in West Virginia?
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Where were 10 people killed in an afternoon gunfight during the Mine Wars?
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Harrison Ash was the noted, and often feared, chief of police on the "Southside" of this town?
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What former vice president of the United States was acquitted of treason charges for holding meetings near Parkersburg to plan a military expedition into the Southwest?
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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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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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