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What railroad was under construction in the middle of the Hatfield-McCoy Feud?
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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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Bridge Day celebrates which famous West Virginia highway span?
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In 1873, company officials drove the last spike at Hawks Nest, completing this major railroad.
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Which is the only Appalachian Corridor highway that has not been completed?
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The Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad was an important coal and timber line in this county.
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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 two counties did the Greenbrier Division of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway pass through?
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What is the nickname for the section of U.S. 52 that runs between Kenova and Williamson?
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This turnpike ran from Weston to the Kanawha River.
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