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Miners have given this nickname to a dangerous geologic formation that increases the risk of roof falls in underground coal mines.
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What John Sayles film depicts a deadly event from the West Virginia mine wars?
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Which of the following prominent politicians was NOT a major coal investor?
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Which coal seam underlies much of northern and north-central West Virginia?
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What city's chamber of commerce building is made entirely of coal?
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Which one of these counties did NOT originally produce among the five highest amounts of coal?
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Using early hand-loading coal methods, what was the first step in the mining process?
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In what year did coal mining employment peak in West Virginia?
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What percentage of people living in the Buffalo Creek hollow were left homeless by the 1972 flood?
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John Nuttall was an early coal operator in this county.
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