Lattimer Massacre
Posted by: mtngeo
N 40° 59.484 W 075° 58.058
18T E 418609 N 4538253
Site of one of the worst Labor incidents in American History.
Waymark Code: WM1CH
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2005
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Nineteen miners were killed and 40 or so injured in this confrontation which helped spur an increase in union membership in the coal regions of NEPA.
County: Luzerne
Date Dedicated: 09/10/1972
Location: Off SR 3028, just East of Lattimer Crossroads
Website: [Web Link]
Marker Name: Not listed
Marker Type: Not listed
Category: Not listed
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