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Shooting at Lattimer
- When
- 1897-09-10
- Where
- Lattimer mine
A sheriff's posse killed at least 19 unarmed immigrant miners marching to support the UMW, wounding dozens more.
On September 10, 1897, 300 to 400 unarmed strikers marched to the Lattimer mine. A deputy on a streetcar with the posse expressed intent to kill. At least 19 miners were killed, and between 17 and 49 were wounded. The victims were mostly Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian, and German.
Sources
- Lattimer massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
- Lattimer, Pennsylvania Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-10
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