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What frontiersman led the band that killed members of Chief Logan's family in 1774?
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Where was Fort Savannah located?
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What was the goal of Andrew Lewis's disastrous Sandy Creek Expedition in 1756?
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What finally ended threats to present-day West Virginia during the French & Indian War?
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Robert Files and David Tygart were among the first White settlers of this county.
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Of which town is Joseph Tomlinson considered the founder?
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Who accompanied George Washington on his disastrous mission to warn the French at the beginning of the French & Indian War and later served as a guide for Gen. Braddock in his disastrous campaign early in the war?
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Who is generally credited with leading the murderous ambush on Chief Logan's family in 1774?
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This Harrison County congressman was President James Madison's brother-in-law and one of the first government officials to press for greater rights for Western Virginia.
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Who is generally considered the founder of Martinsburg?
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