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Laborers in Northern West Virginia

In the 1800s and early 1900s, distilling was a vital part of the rural economy.

Immigrant laborers began arriving in northern West Virginia in large numbers from the late 1800s through the early 1900s, working primarily in steel mills, glass factories, and related heavy-industry jobs.

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