Coal History
Mining Wars
Mining Disasters
Famous People
Coal Production
100
This was discovered in Prenter, WV in 1742.
Coal
100
Who instigated the situation that started the war in Matewan, WV.
Baldwin-Felts Agents.
100
This disaster was on April 5th, 2010.  It killed 29 men and severely injured one miner. It occurred near Montcoal, WV in Raleigh County.
Upper Big Branch (U.B.B)
100
This was the Sheriff of Matewan.
Sid Hatfield. 
100
This form of transportation carries coal from one location to the next. 
Trains
200
This county produced more coal than any other county in WV in 2010.
Boone
200
The first strike in WV.
Paint Creek Strike.
200
This event occurred in Upshur County in 2006.  It killed 11 men and there was only one sole survivor.   
Sago Mine Disaster
200

This person discovered coal in 1742.

John Peter Salley
200
This vehicle weighs over 57,000 lbs. 
Coal Truck
300
These out of 55 counties only 53 of them produce coal.  What are the two non-coal producing counties?
Jefferson and Hardy
300
The United Mine Workers was founded from this event.
The Battle of Matewan
300
This event occurred on November 20th, 1968.  It happened in Mannington, WV. There were 78 men killed.
Farmington Mine Disaster
300
He was the chairman and CEO of Massey Energy.
Don Blankenship
300
This power plant recently converted to natural gas.
John Amos Power Plant
400
This county historically has produced more coal overall in WV.
McDowell County
400
This event occurred on May 19th, 1920. 
The Matewan Massacre. 
400
This event occurred in 1972.  It killed 125 people.  It left 1,100 injured and over 4,000 homeless. 
The Buffalo Creek Disaster
400
This is the President of the UMWA.
Cecil Roberts
400
This is a type of mining where coal is less than 200 feet underground.
Surface Mining
500
These were built specifically for the rugged terrain of the coalfields.
Railroads
500
This event occurred near Boone County and Logan County.
The Battle of Blair Mountain.
500
 This event occurred on December 6, 1907. 362 men and boys died.  It remains to be the worst mining disaster in the United States.
Fairmont Mine Disaster (Monongah West Virginia Disaster)
500
This man was the leader of the UMW during early 1900's. 
Frank Keeney
500
This type of mining is referred to as deep mining. It occurs several hundred feet below the surface.
Underground mining. 
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