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Constitutional amendments approved by West Virginia voters in 1920 and 1928 led to this development.
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The Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad was an important coal and timber line in this county.
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Locks and dams on this river allowed for some of the earliest commercial coal mining in present-day West Virginia.
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The Northwestern Virginia Turnpike later became part of this road.
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The Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) commuter system is located on which campus?
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What was the United States' first commercial railroad?
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Where did James Rumsey successfully test his new steam engine-driven boat on December 3, 1787?
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What industry were Shay locomotives associated with?
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Which city had the first streetcar line in West Virginia?
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This road that opened in 1954 later became part of both I-64 and I-77.
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