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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
BlairMountain also a symbol of coal greed Editor: The reason why we need to preserve the historic BlairMountain site is the same reason the coal companies and others wish it destroyed: to preserve the story of the struggle of workers... Published: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Words: 648
A West Virginia history group is appealing the decision to take BlairMountain off of the National Register of Historic Places. The BlairMountain Battlefield was added to register on March 30, protecting it from mountaintop-removal... Published: Sunday, January 17, 2010 Words: 675
The Battle of BlairMountain in 1921 lasted five days. From Aug. 31 to Sept. 4, the battle raged, and ended with the entrance of federal troops. Many readers are no doubt familiar with some of the details - one million shots were fired... Published: Sunday, September 12, 2010 Words: 751
On the eve of next week's march to the BlairMountain battlefield, a coalition of historic preservation, environmental and labor groups filed a petition with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to curb mining on... Published: Friday, June 03, 2011 Words: 593
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has denied a petition asking that BlairMountain be declared unsuitable for mining. In a letter written earlier this week, a DEP lawyer called the June 2 petition, which was... Published: Friday, July 08, 2011 Words: 777
Before CNN's special feature "The Battle for BlairMountain," most Americans knew little or nothing about it. The national audience for this prime-time show can be forgiven if they still wondered at the end of the feature what this... Published: Sunday, August 28, 2011 Words: 773
