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Which mine disaster led to passage of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act?
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How was cannel oil processed?
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Before the Civil War, what was the main method of transporting large amounts of coal?
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Which one of the following is NOT generally considered part of the West Virginia Mine Wars?
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5
In 2000, a national publication referred to this Gilbert native as "the last of West Virginia's homegrown coal barons."
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This coal operator is generally credited with having one of the last company towns in West Virginia.
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Nearly all of West Virginia's coal deposits date from this geologic period.
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In what county did West Virginia's first documented mine disaster occur?
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Which of these coal disasters was NOT related to an underground mine explosion?
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Who shipped the first commercial coal from the New River area in 1873?
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