The Scranton general strike was a widespread work stoppage in 1877 by workers in Scranton, Pennsylvania, which took place as part of the Great Railroad Strike, and was the last in a number of violent outbreaks across Pennsylvania. The strike began on July 23 when railroad workers walked off the job in protest of recent wage cuts, and within three days it grew to include perhaps thousands of workers from a variety of industries.
The Scranton Citizens' Corps fires on strikers, August 1, 1877, by Frank Leslie
Burning of Union Depot, Pittsburgh, 21–22 July 1877
Ezra H. Ripple
Attack upon Mayor McKune. Father Dunn is seen on the left attempting to restrain members of the mob.
Scranton is a city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 U.S. census, Scranton is the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Wyoming Valley metropolitan area, which has a population of 562,037 as of 2020. It is the sixth-most populous city in Pennsylvania.
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Image: Scranton Iron Furnaces in Scranton, PA
Image: Lackawanna Coal Mine
Image: Everhart Museum
