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NOW OPEN: BLAIR FOOTSTEPS CENTENNIAL INTERPRETIVE TRAIL 

From today until September 11, 2021, you can follow the route of the 1921 miners' march to the Battle of Blair Mountain, stopping at six temporary outdoor exhibits along the way.

The Battle of Blair Mountain: 
In late August 1921, nearly 10,000 union coal miners marched toward Mingo County on the West Virginia-Kentucky border, where over a hundred of their union brothers were being held without trial in the county seat of Williamson. The miners were met by 3,000 deputies, State Police, and National Guardsmen along the Boone-Logan County border. What followed was the largest clash of arms between American citizens since the Civil War. 


The temporary Blair Mountain Centennial Interpretive Trail begins near the miners' original gathering place along the Kanawha River. History aficionados can follow the backroads by car to see six exhibit stations on the route to the battlefield, including Marmet, Racine, Madison, Clothier, Blair, and Logan.

Each station contains both an overview of the battle's events, and an account of some of the events that occurred at each stop along the trail. Photographs and vivid descriptions help visitors place themselves in the footsteps of history. All stations are outdoors and publicly accessible at all hours, rain or shine.

Plan to lose cell service along the way. Download the brochure and map/directions.

Blair Footsteps is a project of PAWV and is funded in part by the National Coal Heritage Area. It coincides with Blair Centennial events. 
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