Union Miners Cemetery
Union Miners Cemetery | |
 Mother Jones and Martyrs of the Progressive Miners of America Monument | |
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| Location | 0.5 mi. N of Mount Olive city park, Mount Olive, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°4′52″N 89°43′53″W / 39.08111°N 89.73139°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1899 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000463[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 18, 1972 |
The Union Miners Cemetery is a cemetery in Mount Olive, Illinois. The cemetery is the burial site of labor leader Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, who is memorialized with a 22-foot (6.7 m) granite monument. The monument and surrounding plaques also commemorate "General" Alexander Bradley, four victims of the Battle of Virden, and twenty-one other miners who died in labor struggles. Miners Day has been celebrated on October 12 at the cemetery since 1899.[2] The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 18, 1972.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Keiser, John H. (March 24, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Union Miners Cemetery" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
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