Industrial Revolution · TURNING POINT ·
Carnegie steel and the Homestead strike (1875–92)
On the Industrial Revolution map as “Pittsburgh & Homestead”
1875–1892 — Andrew Carnegie’s Bessemer steelworks at Braddock and Homestead. On 6 Jul 1892 a gun battle between strikers and Pinkerton guards kills seven workers and three guards; the union is broken.
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- Industrial Revolution in America (chapter 9 of Industrial Revolution)
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- The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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