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The Shamokin Uprising – July 25, 1877

Posted on July 24, 2019July 22, 2019 by Jake Wynn

On July 25, 1877, more than 1,000 workers marched in Shamokin. They were shot down by a local militia.

Posted in Coal Region, ShamokinTagged 1877, Coal Region, Great Railroad Strike, Newspaper, Northern Central Railroad, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Shamokin, Shamokin Uprising1 Comment

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