Mingo
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A county in southwest West Virginia with a history of coal mining
- proper noun
- /ˈmɪŋɡoʊ/
:
condado de Mingo
- Many families in Mingo County have been affected by the changes in the coal industry over the years.
- Mingo County
Examples
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Annual festivals in Mingo County celebrate the heritage and contributions of its coal miners.
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Some wanted to March on the Mingo County Jail while others wanted to go to Logan County to throw out the town's anti union Sheriff Don Chaffin.
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I remember sitting on the stairs in the dark listening to my father's father—my Poppy—talk to Dad in our living room about "bloody Mingo," a county just up the road from us.
Fiction book (1999) -
The community in Mingo County has a rich history tied to coal mining and labor movements.
Surface Forms
Mingo main
Etymology
Mingo for the county comes from the name of a Native American people who lived in the Ohio Valley, and many places are named after local groups, so Mingo County remembers that group's history.