Sinking Creek Raid

Historical marker location:

Trout, West Virginia

( Memorial is at the intersection of Trout Road (County Road 10) and Friar's Hill Road (County Road 9), on the right when traveling north on Trout Road.)

Marker installed: 2019

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.