Eckman, West Virginia
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  Eckman Location within the state of West Virginia  Eckman Eckman (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°24′16″N 81°27′51″W / 37.40444°N 81.46417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | McDowell |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 24829 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554363[1] |
Eckman is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Eckman is located along U.S. Route 52 to the west of the city of Keystone. Eckman was formerly known as Shawnee Camp. At Shawnee Camp, miner John Hardy reportedly murdered a man in a gambling dispute. His death was memorialized in the popular folk song, “John Hardy.” [2]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eckman, West Virginia
- ^ John Harrington Cox, "John Hardy", in Journal of American Folk-Lore, Vol. 32, No. 126, October 1919, p. 506
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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