Historical Marker

Rupert

Historical marker location:
Rupert, West Virginia
( Marker is on Midland Trail W Road (U.S. 60) east of Fagle Lane, on the left when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1980

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.