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Which one of the following once owned most of the land in the present Eastern Panhandle?
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Which West Virginia county is the oldest?
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Where was the largest battle in Virginia during the French & Indian War?
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Construction of this fort marked the beginning of the city of Charleston?
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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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This Virginia county once included most of present-day northern West Virginia.
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James Neal is often considered the founder of this city.
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This Brooke County settler published the earliest known account of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
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When Europeans first arrived, which Indian confederacy laid claim to most of what is now West Virginia?
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Who bought up much of the area in and around Charleston in the late 1700s from John Dickinson and George Clendenin?
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