Downtown in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
American Federation of Labor
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United Mine Workers of America
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008
1. American Federation of Labor Marker
Since 1881
Erected 2008 by Central Ohio Labor Council, AFL-CIO and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 105-25.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Labor Unions. In addition,
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Location. 39° 57.823′ N, 83° 0.359′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Long Street (U.S. 33) and Front Street on Long Street. The marker is in Harry E. Richter Workers Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus OH 43215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Green, Labor Leader / The Columbus Streetcar Strike, 1910 (here, next to this marker); Spanish War Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Big Branch Coal Mines Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Labor & Workers Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Evolution Of The Sioto River (within shouting distance of this marker); Pickaweekee (within shouting distance of this marker); John Brickell (within shouting distance of this marker); Location of a children's park and fountain (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
More about this marker. This marker replaces a marker with the same text originally erected at the same location in 1979.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008
2. United Mine Workers of America Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 24, 2022
3. American Federation of Labor / United Mine Workers of America Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 24, 2022
4. American Federation of Labor / United Mine Workers of America Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4,272 times since then and 50 times this year. Last updated on January 24, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 25, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on July 3, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
