Remembering the Willow Grove Mine Disaster - Belmont County …
Mar 1, 2024 · The United Mine Workers of America placed a new memorial stone and statue at the site in 2021. The UMWA District 31 Subdistrict 6 purchased the stone memorial, and an individual donated the statue. In 2023, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources placed a historical marker at the site.
Willow Grove Mine Explosion, New Stone and Statue - United Mine Workers ...
Mar 25, 2020 · On March 16, 1940 Willow Grove No. 10 Mine, recognized as one of the country’s model bituminous mines, experienced a devastating mine explosion resulting in the death of 72 men.
John Mitchell (labor leader) - Wikipedia
John Mitchell (February 4, 1870 – September 9, 1919) was a United States labor leader and president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1898 to 1908.
Memorial stone, statue placed at site of mine explosion
Mar 13, 2020 · Ray Wright, United Mine Workers of America Local 1785, said the memorial will honor the lives of the 72 men who perished in the explosion on March 16, 1940, at the Hanna Coal Co. No. 10 Mine.
Inventory of American Labor Landmarks - Labor Heritage Foundation
Feb 15, 2024 · The Inventory of American Labor Landmarks, directed by Saul Schniderman, is a catalog of sites in the United States commemorating the history and heritage of America’s workers. These include: monuments, memorials, historic markers, union halls, historic buildings, restored dwellings, public sculpture, museums, history tours, heritage projects ...
John L. Lewis Memorial Museum of Mining and Labor
May 1, 2024 · United Mine Workers memorabilia and photos, along with antique and some modern coal mining equipment, tools and documents pertaining to coal mining are displayed.
United Mine Workers members remembered in service near …
May 6, 2023 · MINERSVILLE – Beneath the iconic statue of a coal miner, officials of the Schuylkill County Labor Council paused Saturday morning to remember eight members of the United Mine Workers of...
United Mine Workers of America and Greek officials remember Ludlow ...
Ludlow, CO – On June 23, a commemoration of the Ludlow massacre took place, sponsored by labor unions, local officials and Greek and Greek-American civic and religious organizations. They gathered here to unveil a remarkable memorial: a new statue of strike organizer and Ludlow martyr Louis Tikas.
Ludlow Massacre - Birthplace of Public Relations - Roadside America
Large granite monument and death pit mark spot where striking miners met a militia backed by the superrich. The United Mine Workers of America commissioned the 1914 massacre memorial.
United Mine Workers of America - The Historical Marker Database
Jul 10, 2021 · The United Mine Workers of America has fought for workers rights at home and abroad. The UMWA accepts all mine workers regardless of race, religion or national origin. The UMWA was founded in Columbus, Ohio, on January 22, 1890.
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