Pratt
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two-bit Joe
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Pratt Historic District
Waymark Code: WMT2C
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2006
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First settled in early 1780s and incorporated in 1905. Important site in 1912-13 Paint-Cabin Creek Strike. Labor organizer "Mother Jones" spent her 84th birthday imprisoned here. Pratt Historic District, listed on the National Register in 1984, recognizes the town's important residential architecture from early plantation to Victorian styles.
Marker Number: KA 2
Marker Title: Pratt
Marker Location: WV 61, at junction with County Route 61/7 (Center Street), Pratt
County or Independent City: Kanawha
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Culture and History
Web Site: Not listed
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