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In 1877, a national strike in which one of the following industries escalated into violence at Martinsburg?
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Lemuel Chenoweth is best remembered for what type of construction?
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What rail service was created when Congress passed the 1970 National Passenger Railroad Act
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Which leading industrialist built the Coal & Coke Railway from Charleston to Gassaway?
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Which two counties did the Greenbrier Division of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway pass through?
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Which interstate covers the most miles in West Virginia?
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The construction of a 4,100-foot tunnel in this county allowed the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to be completed.
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During the Civil War, "Stonewall" Jackson burned down the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad shops in this city.
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What is today's successor to the old N&W Railway?
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Where did James Rumsey successfully test his new steam engine-driven boat on December 3, 1787?
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