Newspaper story shows far-flung impacts of the 1902 Coal Strike and fears of a winter fuel shortage

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By October 1902, the Coal Strike across Northeastern Pennsylvania had impacts in Lancaster County. Ephrata had been without anthracite coal for weeks, saw mills were going up on the neighboring hills, and families were scrambling for wood to heat their homes. This is what a five-month strike looked like beyond the Coal Region. Read the story.

End of the 1902 Coal Strike | October 23, 1902

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Shenandoah Colliery colorized

The 1902 Coal Strike ended on October 23, 1902, with thousands of miners returning to work across Northeastern Pennsylvania. The resolution, driven by President Theodore Roosevelt’s intervention, secured wage increases and shorter hours, reshaping American labor relations while bolstering the United Mine Workers of America. Read the full story.