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Battle of Matewan

1920 shootout between striking coal miners and private security guards
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Key Facts

  • Country: United States[1]
  • Named after: Matewan[2]
  • Location: Matewan[3]
  • Part of: West Virginia Coal Wars[4]
  • Point in time: May 19, 1920[5]

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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 37.6231, 'lon': -82.1664}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Coordinate location: 37°37'23.2"N, 82°9'59.0"W, Importing coordinate from enwp"
  2. 20w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Wikidata description → 1920 shootout between striking coal miners and private security guards
    Named after → Matewan
    Imported from → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Coordinate location: 37°37'23"N, 82°9'59"W, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780981630519; property is not to be used on events (these belong to the location (P276) i"
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