Historical Marker

Old Sulphur Spring

Historical marker location:
544 Mountain Pkwy, Jerry Run, West Virginia
( Marker is on Mountain Parkway (West Virginia Route 20) 0.2 miles south of Panther Lick Road (County Road 20/3), on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2002

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.