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| West Virginia Facts |
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The Christian Church was begun in West Virginia by Alexander Campbell in Bethany. |
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On February 14, 1824, at Harpers Ferry,West Virginia John S. Gallaher published the "Ladies Garland," one of the first papers in the nation devoted mainly to the interests of women. |
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The world's largest shipment of matches (20 carloads or 210,000,000 matches) was shipped from Wheeling to Memphis, Tennessee, on August 26, 1933. |
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