West Virginia Industry

Coal

Matewan Online
http://www.matewan.com/
This site gives you information on a small town in southwestern West Virginia. You will find information of the Hatfield-McCoy feud and the Battle of Matewan.

MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration
http://www.msha.gov/
Links you to sites about mining including employment opportunities, education & training, and safety information.

United Mine Workers of America
http://umwa.org/homepage.shtml
The United Mine Workers of America is growing union with a diverse membership.

West Virginia Coal Mines
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcoal/
This site tells you useful information about West Virginia coal mines.

West Virginia Coal Miner's Query Forum
http://www.steelynx.net/coalandcoke.html
This site is a message index where you can post and find information about mining.

Glass

Riverfront Museums, Inc.
http://www2.cemr.wvu.edu/~venable/rmi/
Riverfront Museum Inc. has been organized in the Morgantown, WV area to establish and promote museums dedicated to the heritage of Monongalia County.

West Virginia Glass
http://www.wvgeneralstore.com/indexwvgs/glass/
This site tells you about glassmaking in West Virginia.

Logging

Mountain State Railroad and Logging Historical Association
http://www.msrlha.org/
This association is interested in log trains, geared locomotives, West Virginia Heritage, regional history, lumbering, sawmills, and preserving history.

Oil and Gas

History of West Virginia Mineral Industries - Oil and Gas
http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/geology/geoldvog.htm
This site gives you the history and backgrounds of the oil and gas industries in West Virginia.