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Monument to the Virden Mine Battle of 1898

Submitted by The Editor on May 14, 2008 - 7:28pm.

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Monument to the Virden Mine Battle of 1898
Virden Square
Virden, IL, 62690
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The Virden Mine Battle is still recognized as a landmark event in the history of the labor moverment in the United States and as a result October 12th was declared Miner's Day.  On this date in 1898 a train bringing strike breakers was met by striking miners causing a battle in which seven miners and five coal company guards were killed and scores wounded.

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