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Eckman, West Virginia

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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Eckman
Unincorporated community
Eckman is located in West VirginiaEckmanEckmanLocation within the state of West VirginiaShow map of West VirginiaEckman is located in the United StatesEckmanEckmanEckman (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°24′16″N 81°27′51″W / 37.40444°N 81.46417°W / 37.40444; -81.46417
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes24829
GNIS feature ID1554363

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.”

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eckman, West Virginia
  2. John Harrington Cox, "John Hardy", in Journal of American Folk-Lore, Vol. 32, No. 126, October 1919, p. 506
Municipalities and communities of McDowell County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Welch
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