Union Miners Cemetery
Union Miners Cemetery | |
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°WCoordinates: 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 , four victims of the Battle of Virden, and twenty-one other miners who died in labor struggles. 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[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
Categories:
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- History of labor relations in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Macoupin County, Illinois
- 1899 establishments in Illinois
- National Register of Historic Places in Macoupin County, Illinois
- Southern Illinois Registered Historic Place stubs