Near East Huntingdon in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Morewood Massacre

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2012

1. Morewood Massacre Marker

Inscription. On April 2, 1891, at the nearby Morewood Mines of the H.C. Frick Coke Company, sheriff's deputies killed seven strikers; two more died later. These were among some 16,000 workers striking for higher wages in the coke region. Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of the original seven victims, who were buried in a mass grave in Saint John's Cemetery, Scottsdale. By late May the strike had collapsed, and the organizing of coke workers suffered a severe blow.

Erected 2000 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1847.

Location. 40° 8.886′ N, 79° 33.878′ W. Marker is near East Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on Morewood Street (Pennsylvania Route 981) 0.2 miles west of U.S. 119, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Pleasant PA 15666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Braddock's Military Road 1755 (approx. 0.8 miles away); General Edward Braddock and His Army

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Samuel Warden Mansion (approx. 0.9 miles away); Henry Clay Frick (approx. one mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); First General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ (approx. 1.1 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); John W. Geary (approx. 1.2 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Morewood Massacre-Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on May 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Massacre at Morewood Mine & Coke Works. (Submitted on May 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2012

2. Morewood Massacre Marker

Morewood Massacre Stone Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2012

3. Morewood Massacre Stone Marker

Those who died at Morewood on April 2, 1891 are as follows
Paul Dohannis (Donahas-Dohannas). Hungarian. Of Standard. Single. Shot in the head.
Valentine Zeidel (Zerdel). Hungarian. Of Donnelly. Single. Shot through the neck.
James Josef Brochto (Bachio-Procte). Polish Hungarian. Single of Tarrs. Shot through the breast.
Jacob Shucaskey. Polish Hungarian. Of Tarrs. Shot through the head. Left a wife and five children.
John Fudora (Tudore). Of Standard. Shot above the left eye.
Antonio Anda Rist (Rest). Polish. Single. Of Standard. Shot throught the head.
Crsezo Cresinger (Rinevo-Buero). Italian. Of Tarrs. Single shot through the breast.
Joseph Klassmand. Of Donnelly. Married.
Paul Galinsky. Of Spring Garden. Married. Six Children.

Morewood Massacre Mass Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 23, 2014

4. Morewood Massacre Mass Grave Marker

Located in St. John the Baptist Cemetery south of Scottdale
Inscription reads:
Seven of the nine strikers killed by deputies at the Morewood Coke Works April 2, 1891 are buried in a mass grave here.
PA Labor History Society 2000

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 23, 2014

5. Morewood Massacre Mass Grave Marker

Located in St. John the Baptist Cemetery south of Scottdale

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,663 times since then and 68 times this year. Last updated on May 22, 2012. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4, 5. submitted on May 23, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.