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WHEREAS, Cecil Roberts has served as president of the United Mine Workers of America for more than 25 years and served as vice-president of the United Mine Workers of America for 10 years prior to that;
WHEREAS, for the past 25 years, President . . . — — Map (db m244759)
Although it was created as a Union state during the Civil War, West Virginia did not have a population that was united in its loyalties. Divisions over politics, the issue of slavery, religion, family ties, and class grew during the war and in many . . . — — Map (db m164953) HM
With roots extending back years, this famous family feud erupted fully after an 1882 election day brawl in Pike County, Kentucky, between 3 sons of Randolph McCoy and Ellison Hatfield, brother of "Devil Anse.” After Ellison died, the McCoys were . . . — — Map (db m164955) HM
John W. English. “We had an idea. Build trails for riders from all over the country to come here to enjoy the
beautiful mountains and to interact with the people of West Virginia.
Build the trails on private property with the cooperation of . . . — — Map (db m178367) HM
The Church was established in 1892 in a little one room
wooden structure. It remained as that structure until around
1919 when a new structure was built to replace it. During
the Matewan Massacre in 1921, the residents of the . . . — — Map (db m164957) HM
The Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W, now Norfolk Southern Corporation) has played a crucial role in Matewan’s history. The railraod reached the Matewan area in 1892 as part of the N&W’s Ohio Extension, which provided a direct route from Bluefield . . . — — Map (db m87950) HM
Matewan and the surrounding area have a rich and sometimes violent history that revolves around coal, the railroad and flooding. In the early 19th century, the Ferrell family settled in the area along the northern edge of Tug Fork and a then-unnamed . . . — — Map (db m87949) HM
In 1920, many area miners joined the UMWA. On May 19, 13 Baldwin-Felts agents evicted union miners from Stone Coal Company houses. As agents prepared to entrain, an argument between Police Chief Sid Hatfield, Mayor C.C. Testerman and . . . — — Map (db m156175) HM
In 1920 area miners went on strike to gain recognition of UMWA. On May 19 of the same year, twelve Baldwin-Felts Agency guards came from Bluefield to evict the miners from company houses. As guards left town, they argued with town . . . — — Map (db m169678) HM
Mingo County. Formed in 1895 from Logan. Named for the Mingo Indians, terror of Virginia borders. Robert Morris, financier of the Revolutionary Army, in 1795 patented large areas here. Largest white oak tree in world is in this county.
. . . — — Map (db m87948) HM
Known for flashy gold teeth "Smilin' Sid" fought for miners in Battle of Matewan. His 1921 murder sparked the Battle of Blair Mountain. — — Map (db m164956) HM
The Battle of Matewan was one of the defining events of the West Virginia Mine Wars of the early 1920s. The battle — often called the Matewan Massacre — took place on the afternoon of May 19, 1920, when a group of Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency . . . — — Map (db m178411) HM
ᵴsỿ translates from Cherokee to English as: "working together for one another"
The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum is located within the ancestral homelands of the Cherokee (symbol), Shawnee (SHAWANDASSE TULA), Yuchi . . . — — Map (db m244761) HM
This is the land where Devil Anse Hatfield lived during the most intense period of the Hatfield McCoy Feud. He acquired the land around 1872 from Perry Cline. Anse then moved into the Cline family cabin which was located across from where Peter . . . — — Map (db m234571) HM
