Historedia
Episode 2 of 3

Pinkerton Agents Assembly

When
July 5, 1892
Where
Davis Island Dam on the Ohio River
Part of
Homestead Strike and the Pinkerton battle

Three hundred Pinkerton agents assembled on the Davis Island Dam on the night of July 5, 1892.

Frick had contracted the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in April 1892. Agents from New York City and Chicago gathered on the Ohio River, about five miles below Pittsburgh, preparing to access the plant grounds from the river.

Sources

  1. Henry Clay Frick Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03
  2. Homestead strike Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
  3. Pinkerton (detective agency) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17

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