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| West Virginia Facts |
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Some famous individuals from West Virginia include: Pearl Buck (author), Peter Marshall (television host), Chuck Yeager (test pilot /Air Force General), Don Knotts (actor), and Mary Lou Retton (Olympic gold medalist for gymnastics) |
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The first brick street in the world was laid in Charleston, West Virginia, on October 23, 1870, on Summers Street, between Kanawha and Virginia Streets. |
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West Virginia is considered the southern most northern state and the northern most southern state. |
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