Allegheny Cotton Mill Strikes Marker

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Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Allegheny Cotton Mill Strikes

By Mike Wintermantel, February 15, 2011

1. Allegheny Cotton Mill Strikes Marker

Inscription. Major strikes by women cotton factory workers protesting 12-hour work-days occurred nearby in Allegheny City in 1845 and 1848. The strikes led to an 1848 state law limiting workdays to 10 hours and prohibiting children under twelve years of age from working in cotton and textile mills.

Erected 2007 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location. 40° 26.824′ N, 80° 0.155′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Click for map. Located in Roberto Clemente Park along side Allegheny River on Pittsburgh's North Shore. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15212, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Frederick J Osterling (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); Seventh Street Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Roberto Clemente Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ninth Street Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); This Tablet Commemorates the First Visit of (approx. ¼ mile away); The Pittsburgh Platform (approx. ¼ mile away); The Pittsburgh Agreement (approx. 0.3 miles away); Korean War Veterans' Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Also see . . . Allegheny Cotton Mill Strikes-Behind the Marker. (Submitted on April 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

By Mike Wintermantel, August 22, 2012

2. Allegheny Cotton Mill Strikes Marker

In Allegheny Landing Park. Andy Warhol Bridge over the Allegheny River in background

By Mike Wintermantel, August 22, 2012

3. Allegheny Cotton Mill Strikes Marker

In Allegheny Landing Park. Roberto Clemente Bridge over the Allegheny River and Downtown Pittsburgh in background

Credits. This page originally submitted on February 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 407 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on February 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.