General Jenkins

Historical marker location:

Glenwood, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Ohio River Road (West Virginia Route 2) and Homestead Road, on the right when traveling south on Ohio River Road.)

Marker installed: 2008

The West Virginia Mine Wars, a series of labor disputes and violent conflicts between coal miners and mining companies, took place in the early 1900s. The conflicts, which included the Battle of Blair Mountain in 1921, had a significant impact on the labor movement in the United States.