This is what the space is shaping up to look like:
Museum- This small heritage museum will display artifacts from the Battle of Blair Mountain as well as old photographs and maps from the area around Blair. We will be offering tours through the museum and on up Blair Mountain in addition to being a pit stop for Coal Country Tours LLC that will be stopping at our Museum on their way to the top of Blair Mountain. There will also be paintings and photographs for sale by community members, as well as a gift shop.
Community Center- This space is intended to be a public space for community members to hang out at, play basketball or ping pong, drink coffee, and host events out of. We plan to host regular events like old time jams, movie nights, workshops, morning coffee and barbeques.
Office- In the office we will be tracking permits on Blair Mountain and organizing resistance to them, keeping blasting surveys, water surveys, and have computers to be used for research
Library and Archives- In the months to come we will be building a library of all books, audio, and newspaper clippings that have to do with Blair Mountain. The library will also include Appalachian field guides, Coal and labor union history, Craft guides and Childrens books.
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