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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)
On Warner Hollow Road at Magnolia Avenue (West Virginia Route 49), on the right when traveling north on Warner Hollow Road.
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
On Warm Hollow Road at Magnolia Avenue (West Virginia Route 49), on the right when traveling north on Warm Hollow Road.
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
On Mate Street (West Virginia Route 49) at Bridge Street, on the left when traveling south on Mate Street.
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
On State Highway 1056 at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 1056.
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
On State Highway 1056 at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 1056.
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
On Main Street (West Virginia Route 65) at Magnolia Avenue (listed on some maps as Mate St.) (West Virginia Route 49), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
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
On Mate Street (listed as Main Street on many maps) at Ferrell Street, (Hatfield Street on many maps) (West Virginia Route 1056), on the left when traveling east on Mate Street (listed as Main Street on many maps).
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
On State Highway 1056 at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 1056.
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
On Bridge Street south of Mate Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Ferrell Street at Hatfield Street, on the right when traveling north on Ferrell Street.
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
Near West Virginia Route 49 south of Tug River Road, on the right when traveling north.
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
