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“Anarchy and violence” – A St. Patrick’s Day riot in Carbondale – 1845

Posted on March 17, 2020February 20, 2020 by Jake Wynn

Peaceful St. Patrick's Day celebrations turned violent in Carbondale in March 1845.

Posted in Coal RegionTagged Carbondale, Catholic Church, Coal Region, Holiday, Ireland, Irish, Lackawanna County, Luzerne County, Mining, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Railroad, St. Patrick's Day, Street Violence, Violence2 Comments

Attack on the wife of a Union soldier launched brawl on streets of Pottsville in 1864

Posted on May 7, 2019May 4, 2019 by Jake Wynn

After a landlord threw out the family of a Union soldier, the women of Pottsville rose up in anger to attack him.

Posted in Civil War, PottsvilleTagged 1864, Civil War, Coal Region, Home front, Pennsylvania, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Street Violence, Violence4 Comments

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