Scotts Run/The First Shack
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Historical marker for Scotts Run and The Shack along US 19/WV 7 near Pursglove, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM4ETE
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2008
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Scotts Run
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By the 1930s 10,000 residents representing 28 nationalities and tied to the coal industry crowded the hillsides, victims of severe poverty brought on by a coal recession and Great Depression. "The Shack" and Scotts Run Settlement House brought needed services and interest of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in relief programs.
The First Shack
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North 50 feet was first site for "The Shack," community center set up by Presbyterian mission worker Mary Behner to serve mining families of Scotts Run. Opened in a former stable of Pursglove Coal Co., 1932. Site of educational, religious and community service programs, and political, social and labor meetings. Relocated in 1938.
Marker Title: Scotts Run/The First Shack
Marker Location: Along US 19/WV 7 near Pursglove, West Virginia
County or Independent City: Monongalia County
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Archives & History
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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