#873 Site of the Fresno Free Speech Fight
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member fresgo
N 36° 44.079 W 119° 47.484
11S E 250743 N 4069070
On Fulton Mall's Free Speech Plaza, members of the community are welcome to come and talk to anyone that will listen.
Waymark Code: WM3M9W
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Uncle Alaska
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The Plaque Reads:

Site of the Fresno Free Speech Fight

At the corner of Mariposa and I Streets, from
October 1910 to March 1911, the Industrial
Workers of the World fought for the right
of free speech in their efforts to organize
Fresno's unskilled labor force. This was the
first free speech fight in California and the
first attempt at organizing the valley's
unskilled workers.

California Registered
Historical Landmark #873

Plaque Placed by the California Department of
Parks and Recreation In Cooperation with
Fresno Parlor #25 N.S.G.W. October 18 1974

Marker Number: 873.00

Marker Name: Site of the Fresno Free Speech Fight

County: Fresno

Has Official CA Plaque: yes

Marker Dedication Date: 10/18/1974

Location:
In planter, 100 ft SW of clock tower, Broadway and Mariposa Mall, Fresno

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