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Matewan Massacre

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Reconstructed Matewan depot, which serves as a welcome center and museum
May 19, 1920, police chief Sid Hatfield and angry miners confronted Baldwin-Felts agents on the streets of Matewan. A shootout left 10 people dead.
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