Bull Moose Special

Bull Moose Special (HM2JL7)

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N 38° 11.441', W 81° 23.733'

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Armor-plated train used against striking miners during the Paint
Creek-Cabin Creek Strike. On February 7, 1913, coal operator Quin Morton, Sheriff Bonner Hill, and several railroad men and deputies, armed with rifles and machine gun, rode train through miners' tent colony at Holly Grove. They opened fire, killing UMWA miner Cesco Estep.
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HM NumberHM2JL7
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Year Placed2010
Placed ByUnited Mine Workers of America and West Virginia Archives and History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 at 8:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 465361 N 4227046
Decimal Degrees38.19068333, -81.39555000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 11.441', W 81° 23.733'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 11' 26.46" N, 81° 23' 43.98" W
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