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

Rossiter Strike Injunction

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 5, 2011

1. Rossiter Strike Injunction Marker

Inscription. On April 1, 1927, 200,000 bituminous coal miners nationwide struck to protest wage reductions. In November, strikers in Rossiter were prohibited from assembling, marching, and hymn singing by a sweeping injunction issued by Indiana County Judge Jonathan Langham. The injunction and mine-workers’ conditions drew national interest and a U.S. Senate inquiry that included Senator Robert Wagner, key architect of the 1935 National Labor Relations Act.

Erected 2004 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • 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 1867.

Location. 40° 53.772′ N, 78° 56.138′ W. Marker is in Rossiter, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County. It is at the intersection of West Side Street and Central Street (Pennsylvania Route 336), on the right when traveling west on West Side Street. Located in Shaffer Field by the ballpark. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rossiter PA 15772, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Groundhog Day (approx. 2.7 miles away); Rich Kuntz Memorial Field

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(approx. 3.6 miles away); Thomas R. Johnston (approx. 3.7 miles away); Presby MacPhil (approx. 3.7 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); SFC Scott R. Smith (approx. 3.7 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Punxsutawney (approx. 3.7 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Rossiter Strike Injunction. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on November 5, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Confrontation at Rossiter. The Coal Strike of 1927-1928 and Its Aftermath (Submitted on November 8, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 5, 2011

2. Rossiter Strike Injunction Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,363 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.