Itmann

Historical marker location:

Itmann, West Virginia

( Marker is on West Virginia Route 10, 3.6 miles west of Mullens, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1996

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.