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Aftermath of Stanaford Massacre

Chalk circles mark bullet holes shot through a miner's camp house during the Stanaford Massacre. (Photo courtesy Beckley Newspapers>

Stanaford Massacre Aftermath

1913 USGS Map showing Stanaford, West Virginia

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