Grave and Monument of "Mother Jones - Union Miners Cemetery - Mt. Olive, IL
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YoSam.
N 39° 04.844 W 089° 43.994
16S E 263575 N 4329292
"Mother Jones died in 1930, before working people had the cash and free time to take vacations on The Mother Road. But the elaborate grave monument of the gray-haired labor activist can be glimpsed from Route 66." - Roadside America
Waymark Code: WMJJM4
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2013
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County of Site: Macoupin County
Location of Site: Old Reservoir Rd & Mt Olive Rd (IL 29), Union Miners Cemetery, Mt Olive
Sculptor: Carl C. Graf
Architect: Al H. Gerhardt
Contractor: Ed H. Becker
Erected: October 12, 1936
Erected by: The Progressive Miners of America and Auxiliary
Monument is in a cemetery and has no fee nor controlled visiting hours. Since in a cemetery the usual respect and common sense should prevail
This site is not only a monument, it is Marry "Mother" Jones' grave site, as well as, "General" Alexander Bradley's grave site.
There are numerous plaques on the Mnument, they can be rad in the photo galley as I posted them all.
Poetry and lists of those martyred in the Union cause.
Much better than I could write - you can read from several sources:
Roadtrip America Little Known History Detours Mother Jones - US History Route 66 Association
Mother Jones Museum