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This company town was owned by Four States Coal and Coke Company. They were a subsidiary of the Pittsburg and Buffalo Co. from Pennsylvania. In these towns the coal company owns everything, houses, stores, and schools.

An old Washington Post article about what is happening at the coal mines in West Virginia.

JSTOR had an article about the coal mines of West Virginia. This is an image of a coal miner from West Virginia. This is not a glamorous job and while it is back breaking work it is also what built the West Virginia economy.

This image is of coal miners in Kanawha County. This is the start of a year long strike in which the miners were demanding raises.

An article about the dangerous culture surrounding the coal mining industry

An image of a group of coal miners

This image is a map of the Battle of Blair Mountain. Here we are able to see attack routes and skirmishes that were had.

On December 6, 1907, an explosion at Monongah Mines #8 and #6, killed over 361 Workers. While no cause has ever been found, new laws were passed to help better protect miners.

This is a document that goes into detail about what the miners faced and how they fought. It is a detailed mapping of the battle and is to allow for a better understanding of what happened there.

In this video by American Experience it goes into detail into how company towns operated and what the did.