@paindustrialhistory: In Arnold near New Kensington, coal miners raised a monument over a woman's grave. Fannie Sellins was a United Mine Workers organizer who died on a picket line on August 26, 1919, during the strike against the Allegheny Coal and Coke Company at West Natrona near Brackenridge. Miner Joseph Starzeleski died the same day. The deputies said they fired in self-defense and the coroner's jury blamed her for the riot. Three deputies were indicted in 1922. The two who went to trial in 1923 were acquitted. Self-defense or a crime? Tell me what you think and follow for more Pennsylvania strike files. Photo credits: Arnold cemetery monument, inscription, marker and grave photos by Mike Wintermantel via HMDB.org. Newspaper pages, Lewis Hine coal mine photos and Senate hearing photos from the Library of Congress. #pennsylvania #hiddenhistory #pahistory #newkensington #coalmining

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Carlee0595 :

MY AUNT AND UNCLE ARE BURIED IN THAT CEMETERY. I LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE RIVER AND I REMEMBER THIS STORY.

2026-11-10 15:39:10

MattyMallard :

is there really a landmark sign? and does it really have 2 lines printed twice? or is this AI slop?

2026-11-10 12:02:33

Bernie Gers :

Thats pretty cool history. I drive by that just about every day. I always wondered if they were just dead rich people or if there were stories behind them.

2026-11-10 11:34:03

Toots Toots :

This is so sad I never knew this more please

2026-11-10 02:26:48

Rose Kelly Doran :

Our ancestors past.

2026-11-10 02:58:32

JohnnyZ :

Cops being Cops

2026-11-10 05:06:57

CourtsBarbieUniverse :

And Pennsylvanian coal minor family memebers are now maga bootlickers. Like they don’t know our grandfathers and grandmoms fought the coal mine companies with their lives!

2026-11-10 09:12:05

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2026-11-10 11:47:34

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