The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum is a unique museum in Matewan that preserves the history of the early 20th-century West Virginia Mine Wars, which brought together coal miners from throughout southern West Virginia to fight for workers' rights between 1900 and 1921.
The seasonal museum, which is open to the public between April and October, showcases exhibits and artifacts connected to seminal Mine Wars events, including the Matewan Massacre and the Battle of Blair Mountain, which was the United States' largest insurrection that was not part of the American Civil War.
Historic figures such as Mother Jones and Sid Hatfield are profiled, with artifacts on display ranging from mining equipment and photographs to oral histories and mine maps.
Address: The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum, 401 Mate St, Matewan, WV 25678
