About West Virginia Mine Wars Museum
The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum is located in Matewan, West Virginia, United States. It was opened in 2015 and focuses on the area's labor history, with particular emphasis on the Coal Wars and the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain. Around 2021, the museum engaged in a number of events to commemorate the centennial of this event, which included the creation of several monuments along a trail associated with the battle.
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