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Great Railroad Strike of 1877 PA830 Print E-mail
In July, unrest hit U.S. 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 U.S. troops.
28th StCrossing off Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh. Allegheny County Pennsylvania.
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