In an event known as the Morewood massacre in the early morning of April 2, 1891, local law enforcement shot into a crowd of striking United Mine Workers miners from the Morewood Coke Works, near Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.
In an occurrence referred to as the Morewood massacre on April 2, 1891, local law enforcement opened fire upon a group of striking United Mine Workers miners from the Morewood Coke Works, situated in the vicinity of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.