Homestead Strike Victims

Homestead Strike Victims (HMRDR)

Location: Munhall, PA 15120 Allegheny County
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N 40° 23.862', W 79° 54.106'

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In these two adjoining cemeteries are buried six of the seven Carnegie Steel Company workers killed during the "Battle of Homestead" on July 6, 1892. The graves of Peter Ferris, Henry Striegel, and Thomas Weldon are here in Saint Mary's Cemetery. The remains of John Morris, Joseph Sotak, and Silas Wain lie in Homestead Cemetery. The seventh victim, George Rutter, is buried in Verona.
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HM NumberHMRDR
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Year Placed1993
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 6:30pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 593199 N 4472478
Decimal Degrees40.39770000, -79.90176667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 23.862', W 79° 54.106'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 23' 51.72" N, 79° 54' 6.36" W
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Area Code(s)412
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 54 Amity St, Munhall PA 15120, US
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