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.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Morewood, PA” and “Morewood, Pennsylvania”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Southmoreland High School.
Southmoreland High School
School building
Southmoreland High School is located in East… Southmoreland High School is situated 1½ miles southwest of Morewood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alverton and Bessemer.
Standard Shaft
Hamlet
Standard Shaft is an unincorporated community located… Standard Shaft is situated 2 miles northeast of Morewood.
Morewood
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.14813° or 40° 8′ 53″ north
Longitude
-79.5631° or 79° 33′ 47″ west
Elevation
1,089 feet (332 metres)
Open location code
87G24CXP+7Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap 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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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Alice and Ridge View.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Polish Cemetery and Frick Hospital & Community Health Center heliport.
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