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Batboy, allegedly the offspring of creatures living deep in the caverns of Greenbrier County, was first reported by:
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Which of the following was human?
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The Mountain State's only known mummies were created in which of these West Virginia communities?
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Why is the 1904 murder of Jay Legg in Clay County remembered today?
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Where was the last public execution in West Virginia?
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In 1993, two members of this organization were murdered in Pocahontas County.
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Who supposedly led the 1888 New Year's Day arson attack on the McCoy family cabin?
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Who was the first former West Virginia governor to serve prison time for corruption?
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This underworld society of Italian immigrants was known to extort other Italian immigrants in West Virginia in the early 20th century.
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During the Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Devil Anse Hatfield's clan executed three of Randolph McCoy's sons tied to what kind of bushes?
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