B&O Railroad workers began a labor strike in Martinsburg on July 16, 1877.
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The B. & O. R. R. Strikes At Martinsburg
Martinsburg Newspaper Account of B&O Railroad Strike at
Martinsburg
Letter From John King Jr. to Governor Henry
Mathews
Telegram From Charles J. Faulkner to Governor Henry
Mathews
Telegram From J. N. Camden to Governor Henry
Mathews