Historical Marker
Huttonsville
Historical marker location:
180 Railroad St, Huttonsville, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Railroad Street (U.S. 219) and U.S. 250 on Railroad Street.)
On the Eve of Battle. Jones-Imboden Raid.
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.