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Towering Champe Rocks named for would-be captor of Benedict Arnold

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Champe Rocks by Rick BurgessHOPEVILLE, W.Va. — Champe Rocks in Pendleton County might seem a world away from the battlegrounds of the American Revolution, but by chance, they are tied to the history of Benedict Arnold, among the nation's best-known traitors. George Washington trusted Arnold with the command of fortifications at West Point in 1780, but Arnold secretly planned […]

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