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MATEWAN, W.Va.MATEWAN, W.Va. — The bullet holes in the brick wall of a former post office serve as a reminder of how Appalachian coal miners fought to improve the lives of workers a century ago. Ten ...

When people gather at the West Virginia Mine War Museum in Matewan this Saturday, history will have meaning. At 2:30 p.m., the little told stories of the Mine Wars will be recalled by kin of miners, ...

Situated in the steep mountains of Mingo County, West Virginia, the town of Matewan has a total area of no more than half a square mile. This small town, which has earned a place in history for the ...

In January 1920, the United Mine Workers of America launched a major campaign to organize the non-union coalfields of southern West Virginia. Along the West Virginia-Kentucky line, some 3,000 miners ...

MATEWAN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum, located in Matewan, West Virginia, is launching the Mingo County Black History Project, according to a news release. In the Mine Wars era, more ...

Our Flick of the Week is ”Matewan,” the name of a coal-mining town that was the scene of a bloody confrontation in the 1920s between hired guns of a mining company and the uneasy mixture of native ...