Iron Built Fayette County

This article was researched and written by PA Room volunteer Paul Davis. Thanks to Paul for contributing! Fayette County has a prominent industrial history and has long been synonymous with the coal boom of the 19th and early 20th century. Growing up, I remember my mother telling me that Uniontown had contained a large number…

The Mining Strike of July 1933

Like many of our patrons, we received mail from some distant locales this holiday season. One package arrived from the Museum of South Texas History, whose curator sent us two pictures to add to our collection. The images date back to 1933 and depict National Guard troops stationed in Brownsville during the coal strikes. Both…