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Blair Mountain Shows Its Tourism Potential

Tour Bus comes to Blair, WV! On Monday, September 25th, a massive tour bus came over Blair Mountain across the windy roads of Blair Mountain Highway, Route 17 to take a tour of the Blair Community Center and Museum. The … Continue reading

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Cultural Exchange in Blair, WV

Last Saturday, the Blair Mountain Community Center and Museum played host to a food and cultural exchange between Indian and Appalachian activists. The festivities began with a trip to Jimmy Weekly’s kitchen to cook  some traditional Indian food; Jimmy a lifelong resident … Continue reading

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Comment Period for Camp Branch Surface Mine Permit Renewal is now!

Tell the DEP Not to Renew the Camp Branch Permit Camp Branch is a major surface mine permit that will heavily impact the Blair Mountain battlefield as well as devastate the integrity of a nearby watershed, the Dingess Run. The … Continue reading

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Whipple Archaeology Excavation

(July 18- August 12) Starting July 18th, a month-long archaeological project will begin at the Whipple Company Store and Heritage Museum, in Scarbro, West Virginia. This will be a continuation of the archaeological survey that occurred in April of this … Continue reading

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Blair Community Center and Museum

Dear All, We are happy to announce that we are building up the Blair Community Center and Museum in preparation for its opening in August. Below is a list of items that could help us create a community space that … Continue reading

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March on Blair Mountain: A great success

Last month over three hundred people marched through the Southern coalfields of West Virginia for five days from Marmet to Blair. On June 11th, over a thousand people rallied together at the foot of Blair along with Kathy Mattea and … Continue reading

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