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In 1955, Logan County surpassed which one of the following as the leading coal producing county in the nation?
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What equipment consolidated all of the basic mining steps into one machine?
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In what year did West Virginia's coal industry peak at 180 million tons?
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What 2006 mine disaster in Upshur County killed 12 men, while one miraculously survived?
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Which candidate for governor first campaigned largely on an anti-strip mining platform?
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How many miners died in the 2010 Upper Big Branch Disaster in Raleigh County?
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Most West Virginia coal is of what type?
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According to government and citizen studies, what was the primary cause of the Buffalo Creek Flood
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For how much did Governor Arch Moore settle West Virginia's $100 million lawsuit against Pittston Coal for the Buffalo Creek Flood?
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Which one of these coal-producing counties was NOT among the state's top 10 in population in 1950?
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