Coon Branch
Coon Branch is a stream in Pike, Kentucky. Coon Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet McCarr, as well as near Blackberry City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Matewan Historic District and Matewan High School.
Matewan Historic District
Heritage site
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The Matewan Historic District encompasses the town center of the rural coal mining community of Matewan, West Virginia. Matewan was the scene of the Battle of Matewan on May 19, 1920, during a coal miners' strike, an event which led to the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest insurrection ever associated with the labor movement in the United States, and was depicted in the film Matewan.
Matewan High School
School
Magnolia Matewan High School was a public high school located in Matewan, West Virginia. The school has been in a succession of four different buildings since 1914. Matewan High School is situated 2½ miles north of Coon Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McCarr and Blackberry City.
McCarr
Hamlet
McCarr is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in rural northeastern Pike County, Kentucky, United States, along the Tug Fork River across from Matewan, West Virginia.
Blackberry City
Hamlet
Blackberry City is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Blackberry City is located on the Tug Fork and West Virginia Route 49, 0.75 miles south of Matewan.
Coon Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Pike, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.60983° or 37° 36′ 35″ northLongitude
-82.16875° or 82° 10′ 8″ westElevation
669 feet (204 metres)Open location code
869VJR5J+WFGeoNames ID
4288572
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