Unable to find Map ^href^.
Find great
wedding venues in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
on Wedding Mapper
Homestead Strike
Address:
880 Waterfront Dr
Pittsburgh, PA 15222, US
Category: Labor Historical Sites
880 E. Waterfront Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
When the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers went on strike at Andrew Carnegie's Steel Company after a wage cut, the company’s manager, Henry Clay Frick, hired strikebreakers. On July 6, 1892, on orders of the Carnegie Steel Company, 300 Pinkerton agents tried to land near here. Strikers and other citizens repulsed them. Seven workers and 3 Pinkertons were killed. 8,000 state militia arrived July 12 and by November, the strike was broken.
Photos
