The Coal Creek WarThe Coal Creek War
One of the first labor uprisings in the coal industry happened in the 1890’s, in Coal Creek, Tennessee. The miners were forced to compete with prison labor, at much less
Category: The 1890’s
A Hike On The Red Fox Trail (To The Killing Rock)A Hike On The Red Fox Trail (To The Killing Rock)
I recently took a hike on the Red Fox Trail near Pound, Virginia, a walk of about a mile and a quarter up Pine Mountain to the Killing Rock, scene
The Wright-Templeton GangThe Wright-Templeton Gang
The bloody legacy of the Civil War lived on in Appalachia up until the beginning of the 20th century in the form of feuds and honor killings between those who
The Massacre at LattimerThe Massacre at Lattimer
On September 10, 1897, more than a dozen coal miners, mainly eastern European immigrants, were shot and killed by police while on strike at the Lattimer mine in Hazelton, Pennsylvania.
The Great Appalachian Earthquake of 1897The Great Appalachian Earthquake of 1897
Think you’re safe from earthquakes in Appalachia? Think again. On May 31, 1897, the largest earthquake ever recorded in Virginia (and the second largest in the southeastern United States) struck