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On what date did West Virginia enter the union?
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How many buildings have served as West Virginia's capitol?
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The route of which railroad helped to determine the shape of West Virginia?
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Which issue raised by the creation of West Virginia in 1863 was not finally settled until 1939?
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This Wheeling newspaper editor was one of the leading advocates for West Virginia statehood.
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Why did the First Wheeling Convention end after only two days?
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Which one of the following was the only concession made to Western Virginia at Virginia's 1830 Constitutional Convention?
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Which West Virginia founder has a community and technical college named for him?
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Which West Virginia founder helped form the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, which became part of the Baltimore & Ohio?
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West Virginia Independence Hall was originally built as what?
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