Long Pole Branch
Long Pole Branch is a stream in Pike, Kentucky. Long Pole Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Sprigg, as well as near Merrimac.| 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 Historic District is situated 2 miles east of Long Pole Branch.
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 2 miles northeast of Long Pole Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sprigg and Merrimac.
Sprigg
Hamlet
Sprigg is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Sprigg is located on the Tug Fork and West Virginia Route 49, 5.4 miles southeast of Williamson.
Merrimac
Hamlet
Merrimac is an unincorporated community located in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed. Merrimac is a name derived from a Native American language meaning "swift water".
Burnwell
Hamlet
Burnwell is an unincorporated community located in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.
Long Pole Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Pike, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.62483° or 37° 37′ 29″ northLongitude
-82.20736° or 82° 12′ 27″ westElevation
666 feet (203 metres)Open location code
869VJQFV+W3GeoNames ID
4299159
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Highlights include McCoy Cemetery and Yates Cemetery.
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