New Battlefield Site Replacing Dilapidated Harpers Ferry Buildings
Five derelict buildings in Harpers Ferry are being torn down beginning this month. A new battlefield landscape will take their place.
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‘I Think It Spoke To Him’: Why James Earl Jones Sought Role In ‘Matewan’
Curtis Tate spoke to David Wohl, who at the time was an acting teacher at West Virginia State and asked Jones to come speak to his students.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAlleged Murderer Of Trooper Pleads Not Guilty, Bond Denied
State Police said Kennedy ambushed Sgt. Cory Maynard and other troopers responding to a shots fired call last Friday in the Beech Creek area of Matewan.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRestoration On Matewan’s Nenni Buildings Honors Connection to Italian Immigrants, Mine Wars History
Using $1.7 million from the U.S. Economic Development Authority, Coalfield Development Corp. and the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum plan to transform three buildings in Matewan into a job training center while preserving mine wars and unionization history.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMuseum Brings Visitors Off Trails And Into W.Va. Coalfield Town
ATV riders from all over the country are finding the hills and hollers of West Virginia thanks to the Hatfield and McCoy Trail system. As a bonus, they’re also discovering the largely untold stories of the Mine Wars and the Battle of Blair Mountain at the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum.
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Events Across the State To Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Mine Wars, Battle of Blair Mountain
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Blair Mountain. While the anniversary is still weeks away, Sept. 3, organizations and communities in southern West Virginia are already commemorating the centennial.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoalfields To Receive $7 Million For Job, Infrastructure Growth
Federal grants of about $10 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce were awarded to four West Virginia projects Monday to help with infrastructure…
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