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Which West Virginia county is the oldest?
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When the Revolutionary War began, some of the first militia troops arrived in Massachusetts from this place.
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Hugh Stephenson formed this military unit in response to George Washington's call for troops at the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
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Fort Buttermilk was built in 1756 to help protect settlers near this town.
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This fort was built in present Summers County in 1774.
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Fort Pearsall was built during the French & Indian War to protect settlers around this town.
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Which of the following was NOT a treaty in which Indians gave away their claims to land in present West Virginia?
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Which one of the following was NOT considered an "Indian war" from the 1700s?
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In what county was Tackett's Fort located?
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More indirect descendants of George Washington are buried in this county than any other in the nation?
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