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Molly Maguires meeting to discuss strikes in the Pennsylvania coal mines, depicted in an 1874 illustration in Harper's Weekly.. The Molly Maguires was an Irish 19th-century secret society active in Ireland, Liverpool, and parts of the eastern United States, best known for their activism among Irish-American and Irish immigrant coal miners in Pennsylvania.
Execution by hanging Alexander Campbell (c. 1833 – June 21, 1877) [ 1 ] was a tavern owner, who, with three other convicted Molly Maguires , was hanged for the murders of two mine operatives. Campbell proclaimed his innocence to the end, and in doing so, slapped a muddy handprint on the wall of his prison cell , declaring the mark would ...
The building is most notable as the jail where a number of suspected "Molly Maguires" were imprisoned while awaiting trial in 1875–1876 and subsequently hanged. [2] [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 1974. [1] It is located in the Old Mauch Chunk Historic District.
The larger-than-life Molly Maguires Memorial depicts the defining moment in the group's history, The Day of the Rope (June 21, 1877), during which ten victims of the Molly era lost their lives. All were represented by a single hooded figure on a scaffold the moment before hanging.
The union was organized in an area of alleged [2] Molly Maguires activity. [3] Strikes were called in 1868, 1869, and 1871. [4] Two unarmed strikers were shot and killed in Scranton during the 1871 strike by mine owners' guards.
The society chooses a historic Limestone landmark, item or event to commemorate as a hanging ... Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Kenny, Kevin (1998), Making Sense of the Molly Maguires. ISBN 0-19-511631-3. Marotta, Chris (December 2001). "Discovering the Past: How one fossil collector found more than just fossils". The Spirifir. 8 (9). New York Paleontological Society. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012 – via Suffolk Gem and Mineral Club.
He used private police to investigate and company lawyers to prosecute. Catholics and Irish were excluded from local juries. Beginning in June 1877, 20 "Molly Maguires" were convicted and executed, often despite strong evidence of innocence. The Reading Railroad lowered miners' wages 10–15% twice between 1876 and 1877.