West Virginia–Kentucky border

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The West Virginia–Kentucky border is a historically significant Appalachian boundary region known for its rugged terrain and as the real-life setting of the infamous Hatfield–McCoy family feud.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appalachian boundary region ⓘ
international-free internal U.S. state border ⓘ
adjacentToCity Ashland, Kentucky ⓘ
Catlettsburg, Kentucky ⓘ
Huntington, West Virginia ⓘ
Kenova, West Virginia ⓘ
associatedWith Hatfield family ⓘ
McCoy family ⓘ
climate humid continental climate in higher elevations ⓘ
humid subtropical climate in lower elevations ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crossedBy Interstate 64 ⓘ
U.S. Route 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 52 NERFINISHED ⓘ
crossesCounty Martin County, Kentucky ⓘ
Mingo County, West Virginia ⓘ
Pike County, Kentucky ⓘ
Wayne County, West Virginia ⓘ
definedBy state constitutions and federal law ⓘ
followsFeature Big Sandy River ⓘ
Ohio River ⓘ
Tug Fork River ⓘ
linked to: Tug Fork
hasCulturalRegion Appalachian folk culture ⓘ
Scots-Irish American heritage ⓘ
hasDisputes historical boundary disputes related to river channels ⓘ
hasEconomicHistory coal mining ⓘ
timber industry ⓘ
hasFeature coal-bearing geological formations ⓘ
narrow river valleys ⓘ
steep forested hills ⓘ
hasTerrain rugged terrain ⓘ
historicallyKnownFor Hatfield–McCoy feud ⓘ
legalNature interstate boundary ⓘ
locatedInRegion Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Central Appalachia ⓘ
nearIndigenousTerritory historic Cherokee hunting grounds ⓘ
historic Shawnee lands ⓘ
partOf Ohio River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Ohio River basin

U.S. Eastern Time Zone boundary area ⓘ
separates Kentucky ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
timePeriodOfNotoriety late 19th century ⓘ
usedAsSettingIn Hatfields & McCoys (2012 miniseries) ⓘ
linked to: Hatfields & McCoys

various books about the Hatfield–McCoy feud ⓘ

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Hatfields & McCoys → setInLocation → West Virginia–Kentucky border ⓘ
Virginia–West Virginia boundary → adjacentTo → Kentucky–Virginia boundary at the Big Sandy River ⓘ
linked to: West Virginia–Kentucky border
Randall McCoy (Hatfields & McCoys) → homeRegionInFiction → Kentucky–West Virginia border region ⓘ
linked to: West Virginia–Kentucky border
Hatfield family → borderRegion → West Virginia–Kentucky border ⓘ
McCoy family → borderRegion → Kentucky–West Virginia border ⓘ
linked to: West Virginia–Kentucky border