Lattimer Massacre

Description: 

Here on September 10, 1897, nearly 400 immigrant coal miners on strike were met and fired upon by sheriff's deputies. Unarmed, they were marching from Harwood to Lattimer in support of higher wages and more equitable working conditions. Nineteen of the marchers were killed, and 38 were wounded. This was one of the most serious acts of violence in American labor history.

LocationMem: 
On Quality Road, Lattimer,
Institution: 
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Official/Unofficial: 
Official (Historical Marker Database)
Date of Dedication: 
1997
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