Pinkerton National Detective Agency

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1892

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pinkerton National Detective Agency, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Homestead Strike and the Pinkerton battle

   1892

   Role: Private Security

   1. 1June 30, 1892 · Homestead Steel WorksOutbreak of the Homestead Strike

      The strike began on June 30, 1892, as a lockout at the Homestead Steel Works in Pennsylvania.

   2. 2July 5, 1892 · Davis Island Dam on the Ohio RiverPinkerton Agents Assembly

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

   3. 3July 6, 1892 · HomesteadBattle of Homestead

      Violence erupted on July 6, 1892, resulting in the deaths of three Pinkerton agents and nine steelworkers.

Sources

1. Pinkerton (detective agency) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17