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Great railroad strike6/26/2023 The average worker in the 1870s labored six days a week, ten hours a day, for a daily wage with no overtime. Since this movement is virtually unknown-the Pratt Library catalogues its documents under “The Riots of 1877″-I decided to propose a historical marker in front of Camden Yards, honoring the strikers and their community.Printer Friendly Version (PDF): The Great Railroad Strike of 1877.pdfĬontext: Work in the nineteenth century was defined by long hours and low pay. In a devastating moment, eleven citizens were murdered by the militia near City Hall as the troops tried to march from the armory across from the Shot Tower to Camden Yards. Hayes, who had been elected, in part, for his commitment to withdraw all federal troops from the states. One aspect of the strike was the military opposition to the strikers, first from state militia in Maryland and West Virginia, and then by federal troops ordered out by President Rutherford B. William Barry, Director of Labor Studies at the Community College of Baltimore County was the force behind establishing this marker.Baltimore City occurred in 1877, as tens of thousands of railroad workers carried on the first national strike, shutting down all freight traffic and giving new meaning to the term “reconstruction.” The strike started on July 16, 1877, against the B & O Railroad and the first strike demonstrations were in front of the company’s main depot at Camden Yards. When I spoke at a gathering of the Occupy Movement at the McKeldin Fountain in 2011, I mentioned that we were on hallowed ground because the original “occupy” movement in (Submitted on March 24, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.) Produced by William Carroll (Submitted on March 23, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)Ģ. Camden Station and the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 - YouTube. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore. Trainor (about 500 feet away) Wilkens Building (about 600 feet away). Wright (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line) Wrestling in Maryland (about 400 feet away) Babe’s Dream (about 400 feet away) Richard H. Baltimore Riot Trail (a few steps from this marker) Baltimore Regional Trail (a few steps from this marker) On to Yorktown (within shouting distance of this marker) Carl A.J. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 West Camden Street, Baltimore MD 21201, United States of America. Marker can be reached from Howard Street south of West Camden Street, on the right when traveling south. A significant historical date for this entry is July 16, 1927. In addition, it is included in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), and the Maryland Historical Trust series lists. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Labor Unions Broken by Federal troops in early August, the strike energized the labor movement and was precursor to labor unrest in the 1880s and 1890s.Įrected 2013 by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration. It spread across the nation halting rail traffic and closing factories in reaction to widespread worker discontent over wage cuts and conditions during a national depression. It is in Stadium Area in Baltimore Maryland The first national strike began July 16, 1877, with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Baltimore Maryland. This historical marker was erected in 2013 by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration. Broken by Federal troops in early August, the strike energized the labor movement and was precursor to labor unrest in the 1880s and 1890s. The first national strike began July 16, 1877, with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Baltimore Maryland.
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