Lattimer massacre
1890s strikes in the United States1897 in Pennsylvania1897 labor disputes and strikes1897 murders in the United StatesAnthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania ... and 14 more
Coal WarsHazleton, PennsylvaniaLabor-related violence in the United StatesLabor disputes in PennsylvaniaLabor disputes led by the United Mine Workers of AmericaMassacres in 1897Massacres in the United StatesMiners' labor disputes in the United StatesPolice brutality in the United StatesPolitical repression in the United StatesProtest-related deathsRiots and civil disorder in PennsylvaniaScranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan areaSeptember 1897 events
In the Lattimer massacre, at least 19 unarmed striking immigrant anthracite miners were killed violently at the Lattimer mine near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States, on September 10, 1897. The miners, mostly of Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian and German ethnicity, were shot and killed by a Luzerne County sheriff's posse. Scores more workers were wounded. The massacre was a turning point in the history of the United Mine Workers (UMW).
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Lattimer Road, Hazle Township
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Lattimer Road 892
18234 Hazle Township
Pennsylvania, United States
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