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Related Historical Markers
By Kevin W., June 20, 2010
Molly Maguire Executions Marker and old Carbon County Prison
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Pennsylvania, Carbon County, Jim Thorpe — Molly Maguire Executions —  |
| On June 21, 1877, four "Molly Maguires," an alleged secret society of Irish mine-workers, were hanged here. Pinkerton detective James McParlan’s testimony led to convictions for violent crimes against the coal industry, yet the facts of the labor, . . . — — Map (db m32153) HM | |||
| 2 ► Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Mahanoy City — Molly Maguire Historical Park — |
| This park is dedicated to the memory of those who suffered and died in the anthracite coal mining communities of eastern Pennsylvania during the 1862-1879 Molly Maguire era. This fragile period erupted into a multi-faceted socioeconomic . . . — — Map (db m236538) HM | |||