Stephen Benton Elkins / Halliehurst

Historical marker location:

Elkins, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Randolph Avenue (U.S. 33) and Harrison Avenue (West Virginia Route 92), on the right when traveling west on Randolph Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1991

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.