Matewan Historic District
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.Photo: FloNight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Matewan High School.
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 1½ miles north of Matewan Historic District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matewan and Blackberry City.
Matewan
Village
Photo: FloNight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Matewan is a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States at the confluence of the Tug Fork River and Mate Creek. The population was 412 at the 2020 census, down from 499 in 2010.
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.
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. As of the 2020 census, McCarr had a population of 158.
Matewan Historic District
- Type: Heritage site
- Description: historic district in West Virginia, United States
- Categories: historic district, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mingo, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.62228° or 37° 37′ 20″ northLongitude
-82.16641° or 82° 9′ 59″ westOpen location code
869VJRCM+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 720925609OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q6786720
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours and AirBoat Rides and Tours.
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