Scott's Run Museum
Project Mission

The Digital Writing Heritage II Project is the third year of a Kellogg-funded partnership between the Scott’s Run community and the West Virginia University English Department.


The rich and varied history of the Scott’s Run community is a kind of mirror on America’s economic and social history in the last century. In the 1930’s, Scott’s Run became America’s symbol of the Great Depression in the coalfields, attracting the attention of Eleanor Roosevelt and the national media. Today, the general Scott's Run area has a population of about 3,000. The Scott's Run community consists largely of former coal miners and their families; the majority of people are unemployed or subsist on temporary low-wage jobs. The community has been hit hard by the closing of several coalmines in the last several years. As one general indication of the poverty level in the area, 60% of the children who go to Cass Elementary School (which serves the Scott's Run area) qualify for free and reduced cost lunches. In 1995, 12% of the population of the western part of Monongalia County, where Scott's Run is located, were on Temporary Aid to the Needy.


There is no better resource for this history than the Scott’s Run Museum. The Museum began as one of many projects sponsored by the United Communities of Scott’s Run, Inc. The Museum’s mission is helping the community to celebrate and preserve its heritage. The English Department's partnership helps to achieve these goals.


To learn more about the Project Mission click here.
To learn about the Scotts’ Run Museum Mission click here.

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