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Violence in the Coal Region and the Molly Maguire conspiracy theory

Posted on July 9, 2019July 8, 2019 by Jake Wynn

An 1873 letter in the Boston Globe exhibits many signs of a Molly Maguire conspiracy theory in the Coal Region.

Posted in Coal Region, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1873, Ashland, Boston, Coal Region, Girardville, Letter, Mahanoy City, Mahanoy Plane, Mahanoy Valley, Molly Maguires, Newspaper, Schuylkill County, Shenandoah, ViolenceLeave a comment

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