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Burches Run Wildlife Management Area is located in this West Virginia county.
Marshall
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Burches Run Wildlife Management Area is located in this West Virginia county.
Marshall
This U.S. highway closely follows the roadbed of the Northwestern Turnpike and connects Romney to Parkersburg.
U.S. Route 50
This visionary publisher, who was born in Bluefield, launched one of the nation's largest newspaper chains and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1968 for his "Editor's Notebook."
John S. Knight
This glass factory opened in Moundsville in 1891 and operated for nearly one hundred years before closing in 1986.
Fostoria Glass
This West Virginia governor, the author of numerous books, including Prominent Men of West Virginia, was born in Charleston on June 29, 1845.
George Atkinson
On December 11, 1806, this president sent militia to Blennerhassett Island near Parkersburg to stop the expedition of Aaron Burr and Harman Blennerhassett to create an empire for Burr in the southwestern part of the continent.
Thomas Jefferson
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Burches Run Wildlife Management Area is located in this West Virginia county. | Marshall |
This U.S. highway closely follows the roadbed of the Northwestern Turnpike and connects Romney to Parkersburg. | U.S. Route 50 |
This visionary publisher, who was born in Bluefield, launched one of the nation's largest newspaper chains and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1968 for his "Editor's Notebook." | John S. Knight |
This glass factory opened in Moundsville in 1891 and operated for nearly one hundred years before closing in 1986. | Fostoria Glass |
This West Virginia governor, the author of numerous books, including Prominent Men of West Virginia, was born in Charleston on June 29, 1845. | George Atkinson |
On December 11, 1806, this president sent militia to Blennerhassett Island near Parkersburg to stop the expedition of Aaron Burr and Harman Blennerhassett to create an empire for Burr in the southwestern part of the continent. | Thomas Jefferson |
This Kanawha County community was founded on January 2, 1918 to house an explosives plant. | Nitro |
What battle was fought in Nicholas County on September 10, 1861? | Carnifex Ferry |
On January 5, 1916, 16 people died when this steam packet sank in the Ohio River near Parkersburg. | Kanawha |
Old gold and blue were officially adopted as the state's colors in this year. | 1963 |