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

Windber Strike of 1922-23

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009

1. Windber Strike of 1922-23 Marker

Inscription. Windber-area Berwind White workers joined a national strike by United Mine Workers of America in April 1922 for improved wages and working conditions, civil liberties, and recognition. The strike lasted 16 months; families of strikers were evicted from company housing. A City of New York inquiry exposed deplorable living and working conditions and urged nationalization of coal mines.

Erected 2003 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Labor Unions. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1922.

Location. 40° 14.142′ N, 78° 49.875′ W. Marker is in Windber, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is on Graham Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 160), on the right when traveling west. Museum is in Miners Park, across Graham Avenue from the Arcadia Theater (1418 Graham Ave). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Windber PA 15963, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Windber War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Windber (within shouting distance of this marker); The Coal Miner (within shouting distance of this marker); Windber Area Victims of July 20th 1977 Flood

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Alan Freed (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Windber Town Clock (about 600 feet away); Windber Veterans Memorial Wall (about 700 feet away); Windber Veteran's Park (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windber.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2009

2. Windber Strike of 1922-23 Marker

Arcadia Theater in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,878 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.