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

Washington and Greene Counties Labor Memorial

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 13, 2022

1. Washington and Greene Counties Labor Memorial

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This granite is dedicated in memory of our
brothers and sisters of Washington and Greene Counties,
who paid the ultimate price for employment, many of which,
due solely to corporate greed and employer indifference to safety.

"Pray for the dead, and fight like hell for the living."
Mary Harris "Mother Jones"

"The present age handed over the workers, each alone and defenseless,
to the unbridled greed of competitors...so that a very few
and exceedingly rich men had laid a yoke of almost slavery
on the unnumbered masses of non-owning workers."
Pope Leo XIII

Dedicated 28 April 2001

Erected 2001 by Washington and Greene Counties Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions. A significant historical date for this entry is April 28, 2001.

Location. 40° 10.264′ N, 80° 14.58′ W. Marker is in Washington, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. Marker is at the intersection

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of College Street (U.S. 19) and Beau Street, on the right when traveling south on College Street. Marker is on the former Washington Trades & Labor Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 South College Street, Washington PA 15301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Washington and Jefferson College (within shouting distance of this marker); The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta (within shouting distance of this marker); Gamma Chapter of Beta Theta Pi (within shouting distance of this marker); Rev. Thomas Cochran Campbell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); C.P.T. Moore - W.H. Letherman (about 300 feet away); Charles F. West, M.D. (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Washington and Jefferson College (about 400 feet away); Patton Lyon Logan (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.

Also see . . .
1. Coal Mine Explosions in SW PA. (Submitted on April 21, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Mining Deaths – A Local Retrospective. (Submitted on April 21, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 13, 2022

2. Washington and Greene Counties Labor Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 21, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.