Morewood
Morewood is an unincorporated community and coal town in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. In early April, 1891, it was the site of the Morewood massacre, which left nine striking workers of the United Mine Workers shot to death.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Morewood, PA” and “Morewood, Pennsylvania”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Southmoreland High School.
Southmoreland High School
School building
Southmoreland High School is located in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 40 miles southeast of downtown Pittsburgh. It serves grades 9–12. Southmoreland High School is situated 1½ miles southwest of Morewood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alverton and Bessemer.
Alverton
Hamlet
Alverton is an unincorporated community in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 981, 2.5 miles west of Mount Pleasant. Alverton has a post office, with ZIP Code 15612.
Bessemer
Hamlet
Bessemer is a populated place in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States at coordinates 40.1281278,-79.5550387 within Mount Pleasant. A road named Bessemer Road is located near the coordinates for the populated place listed in the Geographic Names Information System database.
Standard Shaft
Hamlet
Standard Shaft is an unincorporated community located near Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, in Mount Pleasant Township. Standard Shaft is situated 2 miles northeast of Morewood.
Morewood
Latitude
40.14813° or 40° 8′ 53″ northLongitude
-79.5631° or 79° 33′ 47″ westElevation
1,089 feet (332 metres)Open location code
87G24CXP+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 158523000OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Morewood” goes by many names.
- French: “Morewood”
- Irish: “Morewood”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Polish Cemetery and Frick Hospital & Community Health Center heliport.
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