[ marchonblairmountain.org ] March on Blair Mountain Updates

The March began with a 9 am press conference that helped kick off a great day of marching. Marchers then headed down MacCorkle Avenue towards 94 with banners carrying reading “Save Blair Mountain” “Appalachia Deserves a Clean Local Economy” and more. Marchers then moved onto the side of the road down 94 to the base of Lens Creek Mountain.

Marchers heading out of Marmet, WV - Photo by Cheshire Tongkat

At Lens Creek Mountain, we were shuttled to the top for lunch. Lunch was yummy and consisted of chicken salad and hummus. The top of this mountain where 94 crosses it is the Boone County Line. We descended the mountain by foot around 4:45, moving towards Racine. We marched through Racine, turning on to [ READ MORE ]