1902 Anthracite Coal Strike

1902 Anthracite Coal Strike is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Scranton, Lackawanna County, dedicated 2002.

Adams Ave. side of Courthouse Square (near John Mitchell monument), Scranton

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In May 1902, 150,000 mineworkers struck for six months for union recognition, higher wages, shorter hours, and other demands. The Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, set up by President Theodore Roosevelt, held hearings at the Lackawanna County Courthouse and granted some demands in March 1903. Among the longest in U.S. history, the strike introduced unbiased federal intervention in labor disputes.

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1889 · Scranton, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1891 · Scranton, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1891 · Map of Pennsylvania. 93 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1893 · Scranton, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1903 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1893, covering the location of 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1893, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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On the National Register nearby

Scranton Electric Building180 ft
U.S. Post Office and Court House310 ft
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Places within about 300 feet of this marker that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nearby listing is not always the marker's own subject.