Madison, West Virginia
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Madison is a city and former coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,911 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Boone County.
Main Street in Madison in 2007
The Boone County Courthouse in Madison
Battle of Blair Mountain
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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 Virgini
Madison, West Virginia
…is the "Gateway to the Coalfields," as it is located on a principal route through the southern coalfields. It occupied a strategic place during the Mine Wars. Miners twice rallied at the town ballpark in August 1921, to consider whether to continue their march to neighboring Logan and Mingo counties. Thousands…
Blair Mountain miner with his rifle on 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 homes."