Historical Marker
Guyandotte
Historical marker location:
Huntington, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Bridge Street (West Virginia Route 2) and Richmond Street, on the left when traveling west on Bridge Street.)
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.