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By Kevin W., June 20, 2010
Molly Maguire Executions Marker and old Carbon County Prison
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On West Broadway at High Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway. |
| | 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 |
| On Centre Street (Pennsylvania Route 54) at Catawissa Street, on the left when traveling west on Centre Street. |
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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 |
May. 5, 2024
