Shenandoah in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1902 Anthracite Coal Strike
Erected 2002 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 Former U.S. Presidents: #26 Theodore Roosevelt, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1902.
Location. 40° 49.275′ N, 76° 11.75′ W. Marker is in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. Marker is at the intersection of East Centre Street and North Union Street, on the right when traveling east on East Centre Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shenandoah PA 17976, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Dorsey Brothers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Little Lithuania, USA (approx. 0.3 miles away); Corporal Anthony P. Damato (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pennsylvania Anthracite Miners Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Six ton piece of coal (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Michael's Church (approx. half a mile away); Old White Church Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); Frederick Löwenberg "Labenberg" (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shenandoah.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. A duplicate marker is in Scranton.
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