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Which one of the following did NOT lead to the cannel coal industry's downfall?
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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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In what year did West Virginia's coal industry peak at 180 million tons?
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What's the largest West Virginia city built by the U.S. Coal & Coke Company?
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By 1954, more than 70 percent of all coal mined mechanically in the nation used this piece of equipment.
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What 2006 mine disaster in Upshur County killed 12 men, while one miraculously survived?
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When most of our coal began forming, where was present-day West Virginia located?
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In which one of these places did a deadly coal strike occur in the 1950s?
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John Nuttall was an early coal operator in this county.
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This popular Beckley tourist site opened to the public in 1962.
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