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Carnegie steel and the Homestead strike (1875–92)

On the Industrial Revolution map as “Pittsburgh & Homestead”

1875–1892 — Andrew Carnegie’s Bessemer steelworks operate 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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Turning point
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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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Map showing Carnegie steel and the Homestead strike (1875–92), turning point in The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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