Fayette County, West Virginia

During the early 1900's miners in southern West Virginia were fighting, literally, for simple rights that every worker deserves. A 40-hour work week, decent pay that wasn't in scrip, and a sense of safety. On May 19 of 1920, members of the Baldwin-Felts detective agency arrived in the town of Matewan to evict union miners from houses owned by the Stone Mountain Coal Company. After catching wind of the detectives’ activities, Matewan Mayor Cabell Testerman and a pro-union sheriff named Sid…

The Civil War was much more than a war to preserve the Union and give the South its independence; it was a war against slavery between the North and the South. In the war, each side had its own advantages and disadvantages. Without the success of the North during the Civil War, America would not be as unified as it is today. The North had the advantage of being more industrialized than the South. They had 90% of all of the United States industrial capacity. The Union needed a million uniforms…

was already planning on putting in motion; for the County Commission, I just didn't have the same vernacular as the reading to express it. While government isn't exactly the same as the corporate system, the county commission in West Virginia is pretty close. That is because the county commission is the administrators for the rest of the county government. They are in charge of the budget, regulations,…

The task of our ADI was to find out what strategies, battles, and people affected the outcome of the Civil War. Our guiding question was, “How does time, place, strategie, political, economic and geographic leadership affect the outcome of the Civil war?” Our group used a pie chart and a map of the Civil war that shows the battles. With the map we marked the important battles, minor battles and the Gettysburg Address. In the pie chart we marked the advantage and who had it. Take the cotton…

Lincoln announced that they would be using this plan on April 19, 1861. The Union first traveled down the Mississippi River into New Orleans and gained control of the Mississippi River. Once they blocked off the west portion , the south could not transport any weapons to and from lands toward the west. Then they advanced from the Mississippi river to Georgia to block off more land. Once this land was blocked off, they didn’t have…

The South would also gain a vast amount of POW’s as the fighting was taking place inside their territory. Neither side was prepared for the vast influx of prisoners that would soon swarm both sides. Both the North and the South scrambled to find places suitable to make into POW camps, and transformed many training bases into makeshift POW camps. The problem was that this was barley good enough for a temporary solution when the prisoners began piling up. With the first few victories in Tennessee…

Appalachia is a ticking time bomb! This is because the coal mining industry is on a constant downfall. The failing coal mine industry has brought about many new ideas to try and improve the economy. In the past the Appalachia was a very thriving economy it is like our modern-day Atlanta. Every and anyone need or used coal in some way shape or form. This kept all of the people in Appalachia having a job. But as the time went on the use for coal has dropped. People are reverting to alternate…

most for law school which I plan to do after receiving my undergraduate degree from West Virginia University. I am currently on track with my major, and over the next four years, I plan to take all necessary classes needed for my major and to help better myself for law school. Over the next decade, many things can happen, but I plan to become a lawyer and start my life in a different state far away from West Virginia. Choosing economics came pretty easy to me because I have always been…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- Tanner Campbell's lights out performance propelled the West Virginia University baseball team to a 5-1 victory over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday at Monongalia County Ballpark. The freshman right-handed (2-1) tossed five innings of one-hit baseball. He struck out two and walked two. Campbell took a no-hitter into the fifth inning. The Mountaineers (16-11) relied on its youthful lineup to defeat the Eagles (12-16). Its freshman starters picked seven of WVU’s eight hits up.…

Occupy Denver Eric Brandt is a white male in his late forties. He is 5’8” and 200 pounds, dressed in black shorts and a yellow shirt, with black font on it that reads “Fuck Bad Cops.” He is single and homeless. Eric is a former U.S Navy nuclear engineer. He has been to many countries and speaks four languages. Eric chose to leave his veteran house and be homeless so that another homeless veteran can have a place to live. After he left his housing, he rented a backyard from a lady in Westminster…