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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may include groups such as the Friends of BlairMountain and the United Mine Workers of America in its efforts to develop an agreement about mining on the historic BlairMountain Battlefield. The Corps... Published: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 Words: 831
Friends of BlairMountain will open the new Blair Community Center and Museum in Logan County at 5 p.m. Sunday afternoon. This event will commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Battle of BlairMountain, fought between Aug. 25 and... Published: Thursday, September 01, 2011 Words: 575
Vigorous debates continue about how extensively the historic BlairMountain Battlefield, the site of the largest armed confrontation in American labor history, should be preserved. The United Mine Workers and Friends of BlairMountain,... Published: Sunday, August 24, 2014 Words: 854
labor history and environmental protection groups filed a legal appeal Thursday morning, continuing their fight to restore the BlairMountain Battlefield to the National Register of Historic Places. The groups include: the Sierra Club,... Published: Friday, November 30, 2012 Words: 655
The Battle of BlairMountain, in 1921, has been described as the largest armed rebellion in America since the Civil War, a civil insurrection that dwarfs any seen then or since. Yet in the near century since as many as 10,000 West... Published: Sunday, July 19, 2015 Words: 1728
mountaintop removal mining and defend labor rights. Nearly 250 marchers and supporters of the Appalachia Rising March on BlairMountain gathered at the Marmet Baseball Field for a rally on Monday morning. An hour later, shortly after... Published: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 Words: 825
The March on BlairMountain is perhaps one of the most multi-faceted public protests in U.S. history. It mirrors a historical struggle that took place in this area in 1921. This was the struggle of coal miners to unionize mines and... Published: Sunday, June 12, 2011 Words: 862
BlairMountain defenders keep fight alive in court Several groups that couldn't convince state regulators to declare Logan County's BlairMountain unsuitable for mining are taking their case to Kanawha Circuit Court. In a complaint... Published: Friday, August 05, 2011 Words: 724
A federal judge on Tuesday upheld a decision to remove BlairMountain Battlefield, the scene of the largest armed confrontation in U.S. labor history, from the National Register of Historic Places. The decision to remove BlairMountain,... Published: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 Words: 796
The March on BlairMountain continued on Thursday, as marchers headed toward Blair on the border of Boone and Logan counties. They planned to end their daily trek on Thursday at Mifflin Lake, about 12 miles south of Madison. Rebecca... Published: Friday, June 10, 2011 Words: 530
