The Battle of Blair Mountain was the largest labor uprising in United States history and is the largest armed uprising since the American Civil War. The conflict occurred in Logan County, West Virginia, as part of the Coal Wars, a series of early-20th-century labor disputes in Appalachia.
Blair Mountain miner with his rifle slung over his shoulder
Two union coal miners sitting in a sniper's nest with a machine gun
Logan County Sheriff's deputies during the battle of Blair Mountain.
Political cartoon with Uncle Sam saying to the miners "I'll give you until noon Thursday to go back to your home."
Logan County, West Virginia
Logan County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,567. Its county seat is Logan. Logan County comprises the Logan, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Charleston–Huntington–Ashland, WV–OH–KY Combined Statistical Area.
Logan County Courthouse in Logan