Vintage West Virginia; On This Day in West Virginia History, July 16th

July 16, 2022

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Vintage West Virginia

B&O Railroad workers began a labor strike in Martinsburg on July 16, 1877.

Learn more: The B. & O. R. R. Strikes At Martinsburg Martinsburg Newspaper Account of B&O Railroad Strike at Martinsburg Letter From John King Jr. to Governor Henry Mathews Telegram From Charles J. Faulkner to Governor Henry Mathews Telegram From J. N. Camden to Governor Henry Mathews