Blair Mountain to be Removed From National Historic Register Save<http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/50037577.html#> Email <http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/50037577.html#> Print<http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/50037577.html#> <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php> *Posted: 1:45 PM Jul 6, 2009 **Last Updated: 1:45 PM Jul 6, 2009 Reporter: *The Associated Press *Email Address: **news@wsaz.com* <news@wsaz.com?subject=Blair Mountain to be Removed From National Historic Register> **14 comments <http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/50037577.html#comments> ------------------------------ A <http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/50037577.html#> | A<http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/50037577.html#>| A <http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/50037577.html#> CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Blair Mountain Battlefield is coming off the National Register of Historic Places. Jacqueline Proctor with the West Virginia Division of Culture and History said Monday that the 1,600-acre site likely will be removed from the list sometime next month. <http://cas.clickability.com/cac?a=221969&n=114364&d=98846&c=6500> State officials were informally notified of the change on Thursday. Official notification is in the mail. Following a public notice and 30-day comment period, the Logan County site of a bloody battle over union organizing in 1921 will be designated as eligible for listing. The site was placed on the register in March. Efforts to remove it began after the number of objections was corrected to 30 of the 57 affected property owners. Federal rules bar listing on the register if a majority oppose it. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)