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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 (/ ˈ m eɪ t w ɒ n /) 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. [ 6 ]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map. [1]
The coal towns, or "coal camps" of Mingo County, West Virginia were situated to exploit the area's rich coal seams. Many of these towns were located in deep ravines that afforded direct access to the coal through the hillsides, allowing mined coal to be dropped or conveyed downhill to railway lines at the valley floor. [ 1 ]
Mingo County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,568. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Williamson. [2] Created in 1895, [3] Mingo is West Virginia's newest county, named for the historic Iroquoian Mingo people. [4]
Hotel and emergency relocation center for the U.S. congress. 9: ... Matewan Historic District: ... West Virginia Independence Hall. June 20, 1988 ...
North Matewan is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. North Matewan is located on West Virginia Route 65 , 1 mile (1.6 km) east-northeast of Matewan . North Matewan has a post office with ZIP code 25688.
Newtown is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Newtown is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Matewan. Newtown has a post office with ZIP code 25686. [2] The Hatfield Cemetery, near Newtown, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.