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Who was president of UMWA District 17 at the time of the 1921 Miners' March on Logan?
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What surface mining method uses large-diameter drills mounted on mobile equipment to bore into coal seams?
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What early industry gave rise in the Kanawha Valley to the coal industry?
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Which of the following is sometimes considered the "father of West Virginia's coal industry?"
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Which of the following does NOT preserve coal mining history?
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Which West Virginia congressman led the effort to create the National Coal Heritage Area?
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Which coal seam underlies much of northern and north-central West Virginia?
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What method of mining strips away earth, rock, and vegetation (known as overburden) to expose the coal deposit?
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When most of our coal began forming, where was present-day West Virginia located?
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By the early 1930s, about how much of southern West Virginia's coal was being mined by African Americans?
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