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

Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

1. Mary Harris "Mother" Jones Marker

Inscription. Labor leader, worker advocate. In October 1900 she led a march of 2,000 women from McAdoo to Coaldale to aid a six - week strike called in September by the United Mine Workers of America for higher wages, recognition, and a grievance process. Many mineworkers stopped work and joined the union. Concessions by anthracite coal operators and unmet union demands resulted in the anthracite coal strike of 1902.

Erected 2002 by Pennsylvania Historical & 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 March 1897.

Location. 40° 49.626′ N, 75° 54.231′ W. Marker is in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of East Water Street (US 209) and 1st Street on East Water Street (US 209). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coaldale PA 18218, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region.

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: No. 8 Colliery (within shouting distance of this marker); Philip Ginder (approx. 1½ miles away); World War I Memorial

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Soldiers Monument (approx. 1.6 miles away); Philip Ginter (approx. 1.6 miles away); Old Presbyterian Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Backtrack Trestle (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Jno. F. McGinty Brewery (approx. 3.7 miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

2. Mary Harris "Mother" Jones Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,192 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.