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Governor Spotswood took a group up the Appalachian Mountains and 'looked' into what is now West Virginia. He created a gold horseshoe for each of the members of the party and that is now an award given to 8th Grade students who place high in the WV history test given that year.

The Pringle Brothers lived in a hollow Sycamore tree and are believed to be the first residents of the state.

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