![10,000 West Virginia coal miners once went to war with the local police, and dozens died | by Matt Reimann | Timeline 10,000 West Virginia coal miners once went to war with the local police, and dozens died | by Matt Reimann | Timeline](https://miro.medium.com/max/5000/1*bcMDyx3p_7r9BGrzD0ZyoA.jpeg)
10,000 West Virginia coal miners once went to war with the local police, and dozens died | by Matt Reimann | Timeline
![A 1908 West Virginia map showing coal and natural gas deposits; coal naturally occurs in fifty-three of the state's fifty-five counties. | DPLA A 1908 West Virginia map showing coal and natural gas deposits; coal naturally occurs in fifty-three of the state's fifty-five counties. | DPLA](https://d2jf00asb0fe6y.cloudfront.net/when-miners-strike-west-virginia-coal-mining-labor-history_02_b26d20a9fe487eaf9b20ffbd5683b50f.jpg)
A 1908 West Virginia map showing coal and natural gas deposits; coal naturally occurs in fifty-three of the state's fifty-five counties. | DPLA
![A photograph taken in Gary (McDowell County), West Virginia, showing a coal mine tipple used to load coal onto train cars. | DPLA A photograph taken in Gary (McDowell County), West Virginia, showing a coal mine tipple used to load coal onto train cars. | DPLA](https://d2jf00asb0fe6y.cloudfront.net/when-miners-strike-west-virginia-coal-mining-labor-history_05_b954151320d23d7b52f15bdb936713ce.jpg)
A photograph taken in Gary (McDowell County), West Virginia, showing a coal mine tipple used to load coal onto train cars. | DPLA
![West Virginia's Coal Mining Past - The Whipple Company Store - New River Gorge CVB : New River Gorge CVB West Virginia's Coal Mining Past - The Whipple Company Store - New River Gorge CVB : New River Gorge CVB](https://newrivergorgecvb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Whipplecostore.jpeg)
West Virginia's Coal Mining Past - The Whipple Company Store - New River Gorge CVB : New River Gorge CVB
![African American Coal Miners: Helen, WV - New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (U.S. National Park Service) African American Coal Miners: Helen, WV - New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/images/web_helen-coal-miners2.jpg)
African American Coal Miners: Helen, WV - New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)
![Research > West Virginia Penitentiary Coal Mine, 1920 | Ohio County Library | Ohio County Public Library | Wheeling West Virginia | Ohio County WV | Wheeling WV History Research > West Virginia Penitentiary Coal Mine, 1920 | Ohio County Library | Ohio County Public Library | Wheeling West Virginia | Ohio County WV | Wheeling WV History](https://www.ohiocountylibrary.org/images/content_history/Coal_Mine.jpg)
Research > West Virginia Penitentiary Coal Mine, 1920 | Ohio County Library | Ohio County Public Library | Wheeling West Virginia | Ohio County WV | Wheeling WV History
![The Devil Is Here in These Hills: West Virginia's Coal Miners and Their Battle for Freedom (English Edition) eBook: Green, James: Amazon.de: Kindle-Shop The Devil Is Here in These Hills: West Virginia's Coal Miners and Their Battle for Freedom (English Edition) eBook: Green, James: Amazon.de: Kindle-Shop](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51W9czN+kkL.jpg)
The Devil Is Here in These Hills: West Virginia's Coal Miners and Their Battle for Freedom (English Edition) eBook: Green, James: Amazon.de: Kindle-Shop
![Coal Mine Entrance, Fairmont Region, Marion County, W. Va. - West Virginia History OnView | WVU Libraries Coal Mine Entrance, Fairmont Region, Marion County, W. Va. - West Virginia History OnView | WVU Libraries](https://onview.lib.wvu.edu/image/002587.jpg)
Coal Mine Entrance, Fairmont Region, Marion County, W. Va. - West Virginia History OnView | WVU Libraries
![African American Coal Miners: Helen, WV - New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (U.S. National Park Service) African American Coal Miners: Helen, WV - New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/images/web_helencoal-miners.jpg?maxwidth=1200&maxheight=1200&autorotate=false)