Anonymous
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7/12/2025, 12:10:44 PM No.510167001
The HatfieldโMcCoy feud, a violent clash between two Appalachian families in the late 1800s, ended through a mix of legal resolution and fading hostilities. After years of bloodshed, trials in the 1890s, including the execution of Ellison Mounts, brought justice and public scrutiny. As the younger generations moved on and the economy modernized, the feud lost relevance. By the early 1900s, violence had ceased. In 2003, descendants of both families symbolically signed a truce in Pikeville, Kentucky, formally ending the feud. What began as a personal conflict evolved into a legend, ultimately closed not by war, but by time, law, and reconciliation.
Sweet politics.
Sweet politics.
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