Historical Marker
Harewood
Historical marker location:
8740 Middleway Pike, Charles Town, West Virginia
( Marker is on Middleway Pike (West Virginia Route 51) east of Earle Road (West Virginia Route 51/1).)
Marker installed: 1932
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.