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Battle of Matewan

1920 shootout between striking coal miners and private security guards
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Battle of Matewan

Summary

Battle of Matewan is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (898 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Matewan is in the country of United States[3].
  • Battle of Matewan's instance of is recorded as battle[4].
  • Matewan is named after Battle of Matewan[5].
  • The location of Battle of Matewan was Matewan[6].
  • Battle of Matewan is part of West Virginia Coal Wars[7].
  • Battle of Matewan took place on May 19, 1920[8].
  • Battle of Matewan's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 37.623055555556, 'longitude': -82.166388888889, 'precision': 0.00027777777777778}[9].

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When and Where

Battle of Matewan took place on May 19, 1920[8]. It took place at Matewan[6]. It is in the country of United States[3].

Context

Battle of Matewan is part of West Virginia Coal Wars[7]. Its instance of is recorded as battle[4].

Why It Matters

Battle of Matewan ranks in the top 7% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (898 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': N
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 37°37'23.2"N, 82°9'59.0"W, Importing coordinate from enwp"
  2. 18d 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| */ [[Property:P625]]: 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) ins"
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