Vintage West Virginia; On This Day in West Virginia History, July 27th

July 27, 2022

Mountaineer News

Vintage West Virginia

On July 27, 1897, a conference of leaders from various trade unions met in Wheeling to support striking coal miners.

Learn more: Telegram on Wheeling Labor Conference "United Labor of the United States Appeals to the Country to Assist the Miners in Their Struggle" "The Debs Meeting Was A Monster"