Vintage West Virginia; On This Day in West Virginia History, July 17th

July 17, 2022

Mountaineer News

Vintage West Virginia

On July 17, 1922, striking miners launched an attack on the Brooke County community of Cliftonville.

Learn more: "Officers Defended Coal Mine Against Overwhelming Odds" "Italian Gov't Interested In Trial Of Miners" "Believe Two Dead In Ruin Of The Tipple" "Woman Eyewitness Tells Of Cliftonville Battle" "Kaminski On Trial For Murder Of Sheriff" Sources on the Cliftonville Riot