The Matewan Massacre happened in Mingo County 1920 and it will be re-enacted this Saturday. The battle broke out during attempts to unionize coal miners in Matewan and served as a precursor to the Battle of Blair Mountain. The Matewan Drama Group will perform the re-enactment at the 25th annual Matewan Heritage Day event. You can find out more at https://matewanwv.gov/. The Massacre was also the subject of the 1987 movie “Matewan”.