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Which one of the following major transportation routes did NOT pass through Wheeling?
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Where was the last spike driven to complete the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from Baltimore to the Ohio River?
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3
The Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad was an important coal and timber line in this county.
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What animal was the mascot of the Chessie System of railroads?
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Which leading industrialist built the Coal & Coke Railway from Charleston to Gassaway?
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Where is the oldest bridge in West Virginia?
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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 city had the first streetcar line in West Virginia?
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When it opened in 1849, this was the longest clear-span bridge in the world.
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