Morewood

Morewood is an unincorporated community and coal town in , , 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.
  • Hamlet
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,090 feet (330 metres)
  • Description: unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as
    “Morewood, PA”
    “Morewood, Pennsylvania”

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Latitude
40.14813° or 40° 8′ 53″ north
Longitude
-79.5631° or 79° 33′ 47″ west
Open location code
87G24CXP+7Q
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Open­Street­Map feature
place = hamlet
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From French to Irish—“Morewood” goes by many names.
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