Miners Chained Together for Murder Trial, Cliftonville, Brooke County, W. Va.

Identifier:

041274

Collection Number:

A&M 3914, Duez Collection

Title:

Miners Chained Together for Murder Trial, Cliftonville, Brooke County, W. Va.

Date:

1922

Description:

Union miners, involved in a riot at the Cliftonville Mine against non-union miners, were charged and tried for murder. An estimated nine men were killed including Sheriff Harding Duval during the northern panhandle "mine war".

Subjects:

Coal Mines and Mining--Strikes--Mine Wars.

Acquisition Source:

Duez, Richard

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

digital file

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView