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This enslaved man heroically helped defend Fort Donnally in the Greenbrier Valley during an attack by Shawnee Indians in 1778.
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What mineral springs did George Washington visit for the first time at age 16?
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During the French & Indian War, Delaware and Shawnee Indians attacked these two forts in present-day Pendleton County within days in 1758?
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The Eckerlin brothers were among the first White settlers of this county?
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Which one of the following was NOT an early land company in present-day West Virginia?
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Who is considered the founder of Morgantown?
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This Brooke County settler published the earliest known account of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
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This Delaware chief led two deadly attacks on forts in present-day Pendleton County during the French & Indian War.
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This Overhill Cherokee leader fought on the side of the British during the French & Indian War.
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This county, which once included Hancock, is considered West Virginia's "lost county" because it was later eliminated from the map?
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