Lattimer massacre
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The Lattimer massacre was the killing of at least 19 unarmed striking immigrant anthracite miners by a Luzerne County sheriff's posse at the Lattimer mine near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States, o
Lattimer massacre
A proclamation by Sheriff Martin, dated September 6, 1897, warning against unlawful assembly, "tumult", and interference with the peaceful operation of any mines or mining equipment
Deputy shooting a miner, while he is on the ground. Caption reads "What is crime in Pennsylvania anyhow?".
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
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Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 29,963 at the 2020 census. Hazleton is the second-most populous city in Luzerne County. It was incorporated as a b
Lattimer massacre
…massacre was the killing of at least 19 unarmed striking immigrant anthracite miners by a Luzerne County sheriff's posse at the Lattimer mine near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States, on September 10, 1897. The miners were mostly of Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian and German ethnicities. Scores more miners were wounded in…
Downtown Hazleton in 2004
An 1884 illustration of Hazleton
Israel Platt Pardee Mansion in Hazleton
Eckley Miners' Village