Railroad Strike of 1877 - Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia
WEBThis 1877 illustration depicts flames and thick smoke rising from a Pennsylvania Railroad roundhouse at Pittsburgh. Strikers set fire to the roundhouse in an attempt to “burn out” Philadelphia militiamen who had taken refuge inside the building. (Library of Congress)
Great Railroad Strike of 1877 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was the first strike that spread across multiple states in the U.S. The strike finally ended 52 days later, after it was put down by unofficial militias, the National Guard, and federal troops.
Centennial Exposition - Wikipedia
WEBSesquicentennial (1926) The Centennial International Exhibition, officially the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 10 to November 10, 1876.
Great Railroad Strike of 1877 | History, Facts, & Significance
WEBOn July 21, after local forces had made only a token effort to clear the tracks of the growing mob, the troops from Philadelphia made a bayonet charge. A riot erupted, with guns fired on both sides, and as many as 20 deaths resulted.
The 1877 Strike That Brought US Railroads to a Standstill
WEBSep 19, 2022 · The 1877 strike took place amid the Long Depression, an economic downturn beginning in 1873 during which wages dropped and poverty and homelessness increased.
Picturing Protest: The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
WEBJul 18, 2017 · One hundred forty years ago this month, a labor stoppage that started on July 14, 1877 in Martinsburg, W. Va. – where workers on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad struck to protest their third wage cut in a year – quickly spread along the nation’s rail network.
Great Railroad Strike of 1877 - ThoughtCo
WEBJul 31, 2018 · Within days, on July 19, 1877, workers on another line, the Pennsylvania Railroad, struck in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With the local militia sympathetic to the strikers, 600 federal troops from Philadelphia were sent to break up protests.
Atlas of Philadelphia and Environs, 1877 - Contents
WEB1877 Full Title Page: Atlas of Philadelphia and Environs From Official Records, Private plans and Actual Surveys, Based upon Plans deposited in the Department of Surveys.
Philadelphia History: Chronology of significant events
WEBTimeline of Philadelphia History. 1646-1899. 1600s. 1646. First church built by the Swedes consecrated on Tinicum Island. 1677. Second Swedes church dedicated, in Southwark, below the present Christian Street. 1681. March 4. Charter of Pennsylvania granted by Charles II. 1682. October 24. Landing of William Penn at New Castle, Delaware. November.
Atlas of Philadelphia and environs : from official records, private ...
WEBAtlas of Philadelphia and environs : from official records, private plans, and actual surveys based upon plans deposited in the Department of Surveys surveyed [and] published under the direction of G.M. Hopkins.