Historical Marker
Harpers Ferry / John Browns Fort
Historical marker location:
799 Washington Street, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Washington Street (Alternate U.S. 340) and Storer College Place on Washington Street.)
Marker installed: 2004
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.