Page 2 Flashcards
In which community did an explosion at a Wheeling Steel Corporation coal mine kill 119 miners, making it the third worst mining disaster in our state’s history?
Benwood
Who was the attorney, author, politician and judge, born in Charles Town in 1836, who was known as the “poet of the Shenandoah valley”?
Lucas
Who is the first African-American woman to serve an alleged slate of body in the United States?
Harper
What is the name of the treaty that sir William Johnson signed with the six nations that relinquished all Iroquois claims to the land west of the Allegheny Mountains and east of the Ohio river?
Fort Stanwix
Who was the author of Chronicles of border warfare, a classic publication detailing the 18th century conflict between settlers and native Americans in present day West Virginia?
Withers
Who is the cabin Creek native who currently serves as president of the united mine workers of America?
Roberts
Which musician was born in Fairmont in 1924, collaborated with Chuck Berry, and is known as “the father of rock and roll“?
Johnson
In which West Virginia county is the Nancy Hanks memorial located?
Mineral
Who is the famous painter, noted for his western scenes, who was born in falling Waters on September 23, 1866?
Leigh
Which noted entomologist authored butterflies of North America and lived in Coburg on the Kanawha river?
Edwards
In which Brooke county community did striking miners attack non-union Myers on July 17, 1922?
Cliftonville
Which Preston county widow of a congressman became the first woman south of the mason Dixon line to run for a seat in the US senate?
Brown
