Join our efforts in opposing strip-mining of the historic Blair Mountain Battlefield in Logan County, West Virginia. Site of the 1921 Miners' March, in which approximately 10,000 armed miners clashed with "defenders" assembled by the anti-union coal companies, Blair Mountain represents a unique and bloody chapter in America's labor history. This month, the National Park Service recognized the extraordinary importance of the site by listing it in the National Register.

Preservationists are not opposed to mining on the mountain, but believe that every effort should be made to preserve the nationally significant battlefield. There are alternatives to strip-mining, including underground mining, that may not destroy the site.

The undersigned urge the State of West Virginia to work with Blair Mountain property owners and permit applicants to reach a solution that will allow both mining and preservation of the site.