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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRE6_railroad-strike-of-1877_Pittsburgh-PA.html
In July, unrest hit United States rail lines. Pennsylvania Railroad workers struck to resist wage and job cuts. Here, on July 21, militia fatally shot some 26 people. A battle followed; rail property was burned. The strike was finally broken by US…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRE4_sisters-of-mercy_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Frances Warde and six companions from Carlow, Ireland, opened the first Mercy convent in the United States here. Founding date was December 21, 1843, and at once the sisters began to serve the city's poor, sick, and uneducated. From here, Mercy co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRDL_fort-lafayette_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Stood on this site. It was completed in 1792. Built to protect Pittsburgh against Indian attacks and to serve as a chief supply base for General Wayne's army from 1792-1794. Reactivated during the War of 1812. Site sold in 1813.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQZS_radio-station-kdka_Pittsburgh-PA.html
World's first commercial station began operating November 2, 1920, when KDKA reported Harding-Cox election returns from a makeshift studio at the East Pittsburgh Works of Westinghouse. Music, sports, talks, and special events were soon being regul…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQZR_forks-of-the-ohio-fort-pitt-blockhouse_Pittsburgh-PA.html
(Right side of entrance)Forks of the OhioFort Pitt Block Househas been designated aNational Historic LandmarkThis site possesses national significancein commemorating the history of theUnited States of America(Left side of entrance)Historic Landma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHCM_seige-at-the-26th-street-roundhouse_Pittsburgh-PA.html
On July 21st 1877, the Philadelphia militia fired into a vocal crowd of striking Pennsylvania trainmen and sympathizers. Twenty people were killed, including at least three children. Many more were wounded. Following the attack, the militia retrea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHCL_the-menace-of-the-iron-horse_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Between 1865 and 1880, the railroad system grew rapidly, tripling in size and connecting urban areas throughout the country. Generally unchecked, railroad tracks cut through the heart of cities, with little concern for the best interests of reside…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHCK_state-violence-incites-rioting_Pittsburgh-PA.html
On July 20th, 1877, striking railroad workers in Pittsburgh successfully stopped trains from leaving the freight yard in the Strip District. The sheriff was called upon to clear the tracks by railroad officials, anxious to regain control of their …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHCJ_the-desperate-and-the-decadent_Pittsburgh-PA.html
The Great Strike of 1877 was instigated by a ten percent cut in workmen's wages on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad—one cut of many since the panic of 1873. The industry at large had experienced significant wage cuts and lay offs. By 1877, th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHCI_who-was-the-howling-mob_Pittsburgh-PA.html
In 1877, the population of Pittsburgh was approximately 120,000. It is estimated that 30,000 people — a full quarter of the city's population — participated in The Great Strike and the rioting that ensued. Roughly half of the rioters w…