Homestead Strike

Homestead Strike (HMQOK)

Location: Munhall, PA 15120 Allegheny County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 24.774', W 79° 53.833'

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On the morning of July 6, 1892, on orders of the Carnegie Steel Company, 300 Pinkerton agents attempted to land near here; strikers and citizens repulsed them. Seven workers and three Pinkertons were killed. 8,000 state militia arrived July 12; by November the strike was broken.
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HM NumberHMQOK
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Year Placed1992
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 8:17am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 593564 N 4474170
Decimal Degrees40.41290000, -79.89721667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 24.774', W 79° 53.833'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 24' 46.44" N, 79° 53' 49.98" W
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Area Code(s)412
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5329 Great Allegheny Passage, Munhall PA 15120, US
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