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

1892 Homestead Strike Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020

1. 1892 Homestead Strike Memorial

Inscription. Erected by the members of the Steel Worker Organizing Committee Local Unions in memory of the iron and steel workers who were killed in Homestead, PA., on July 6, 1892, while striking against the Carnegie Steel Company in defense of their American rights.

Erected 1941 by Members of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee Local Unions.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions • Law Enforcement. A significant historical date for this entry is July 6, 1892.

Location. 40° 24.361′ N, 79° 54.751′ W. Marker is in Homestead, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of West 8th Street (Pennsylvania Route 837) and Homestead Grays Bridge, on the right when traveling west on West 8th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Homestead PA 15120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North

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America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chiodo's Tavern (a few steps from this marker); The Homestead Grays (a few steps from this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Steel on the Move (within shouting distance of this marker); Homestead High Level Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frances Perkins (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Homestead.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020

2. 1892 Homestead Strike Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 2,245 times since then and 136 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.