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.
On the morning of April 2, 1891, during an event known as the Morewood massacre, local authorities targeted a gathering of striking United Mine Workers miners from the Morewood Coke Works, which was near Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.