Two Miners - Mount Olive, Illinois
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N 39° 04.844 W 089° 43.994
16S E 263575 N 4329292
Statues to honor the miners buried here, and the hero who fought for them.
Waymark Code: WMVK0V
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2017
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County of Monument: Macoupin County
Sculptor: Carl C. Graf
Architect: Al H. Gerhardt
Contractor: Ed H. Becker
Location of Monument: Union Miners Cemetery, Mt. Olive
The two miners, one with a pick the other with a hammer, are standing next to the large column on this Mother Jones Monument.
The monument is a monument to the women who fought for the rights of miners, and and drew national attention when the mining company goons murder, many protesters.