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51. Rockefeller put a bounty on my grandfather's head

Wed May 6, 2026, 02:45 PM

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Because he owned the butcher shop and snuck food into the miners at night during the strike. He and my great uncle had to go into hiding. Our ranch is in Berwind canon.

Thanks for recognizing the memorial. Now how about preserving the old jail, the coke ovens, and the company housing?

You have no idea what it is like to live here. I can remember emptying our freezer to feed our friends when the miners went on strike. I remember not being allowed to go to school because the teachers were on strike and this was a union town.

I live this. This is my history.

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