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What mineral springs did George Washington visit for the first time at age 16?
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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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What finally ended threats to present-day West Virginia during the French & Indian War?
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This Brooke County settler published the earliest known account of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
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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 Randolph County settler was held captive by Shawnees from 1791 to 1794.
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This Overhill Cherokee leader fought on the side of the British during the French & Indian War.
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Who is generally considered the "father of Greenbrier County?"
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Vandalia was a failed attempt at what?
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Which one of the following counties did NOT experience an uprising in response to the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion?
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