July 31, 1018. My Granddad told me that during World War II, the Carswell tipple had a big billboard that read, “Heat hell hotter for Hitler with coal from Carswell Tipple.” #coalmining #coalminers #coal #coaltipple #hitler #miningdeaths #carswell #mcdowellcountywv #mcdowellcounty #wv #appalachia #coal (at Kimball, West Virginia)
August 1, 2021. “Mother Jones says goodbye to Sid Hatfield” (Terror of the Tug, July 31, 2021) On this day, August 1, 1921, Sid Hatfield and his deputy, Ed Chambers, were gunned down on the McDowell County, WV, courthouse steps. #motherjones #sidhatfield #minewars #appalachianwarstory #appalachia #appalachianstory #coalminers #coal #coaltowns #welch #mcdowellcountywv (at Mcarts Amiptheater) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSDPVrys48r/?utm_medium=tumblr