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Where does the song say that John Henry, West Virginia's famous steel driver, defeated the steam drill?
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Which one of the following towns did the Giles, Fayette & Kanawha Turnpike NOT directly pass through?
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Which interstate covers the most miles in West Virginia?
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The old James River & Kanawha Turnpike became what road?
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Which road today follows the approximate path of the National Road?
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The Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) commuter system is located on which campus?
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What industry were Shay locomotives associated with?
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Of the six turnpikes chartered in present West Virginia by Virginia before the Civil War, how many were built?
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This road that opened in 1954 later became part of both I-64 and I-77.
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When it opened in 1849, this was the longest clear-span bridge in the world.
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