MATEWAN, W.Va. — The Matewan Massacre took place May 19, 1920, and this Saturday it will happen again. Main Street Matewan will be the site of the eighth season of the Matewan Massacre Reenactment.

In a few months, visitors to the West Virginia Mine War Museum in Matewan can explore how basic workplace rights of today were won after long, hard struggles in the coal fields. Charles Dixon, a ...

MATEWAN, W.Va. (WCHS) — At the start of its statehood coming out of the Civil War, West Virginia experienced a coal boom like no other. With that, came a high demand for men willing to go underground.

MATEWAN, W.Va.MATEWAN, W.Va. — The bullet holes in the brick wall of a former post office serve as a reminder of how Appalachian coal miners fought to improve the lives of workers a century ago. Ten ...

MATEWAN, W.Va. -- The bullet holes in the brick wall of a former post office serve as a reminder of how Appalachian coal miners fought to improve the lives of workers a century ago. Ten people were ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tuesday marks the 100th anniversary of the Matewan massacre, in which Mingo County officials and detectives with Baldwin-Felts Detectives Inc. engaged in a conflict that would lead ...

When people gather at the West Virginia Mine War Museum in Matewan this Saturday, history will have meaning. At 2:30 p.m., the little told stories of the Mine Wars will be recalled by kin of miners, ...

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In this Tuesday, May 12, 2020, photo a historical sign stands outside a former post office in Matewan, W.Va. On May 19, 1920, a group of miners, who were led by a local police chief, and detectives ...

MATEWAN, W.Va. (AP) — The bullet holes in the brick wall of a former post office serve as a reminder of how Appalachian coal miners fought to improve the lives of workers a century ago. Ten people ...