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informativebitching t1_iz70b9m wrote

Reply to comment by Troll_For_Truth in An essay on The Harlan County War by BonesOfTheWaywardSon

My dad was born there too in the 40’s. Around 49 my grandfather moved the family to quiet valley near Abington while he stayed behind to work. Coal is all he knew. He was a mean mf. I always suspected he moved them out of there to stay clear of the danger.

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Troll_For_Truth t1_iz70qd8 wrote

Chevrolet coal camp for us. Do you know which was for him?

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informativebitching t1_iz73urz wrote

My feeling was granddad moved camps a lot from fighting so much but I’m not 100% sure. We do have a photo from Black Wolf WV when my dad was about 1 year old. I only have one living uncle who could answer this stuff so I better get to asking.

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Troll_For_Truth t1_iz742bd wrote

Before it is lost yeah. Ive been doing the same. Talking to my dad a lot and recording it. He doesnt have much time left.

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