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
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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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.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Mother Jones Monument

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Carl C. Graf

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: October 12, 1936

Materials used: Bronze statues, upon granite monument

Location: Union Miners Cemetery,, Mount Olive, Illinois (on old route 66)
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