Historical Event
Shamokin and the Railroad Strike of 1877
On July 25, 1877, the national railroad strike reached Shamokin. Surviving accounts agree on the confrontation but give different casualty figures.
The Strike Reaches Shamokin
A labor confrontation occurred in Shamokin on July 25, 1877 during the nationwide railroad-strike upheaval.
Accounts of the Confrontation
The 1891 account reports fourteen wounded, while a later local summary reports two deaths and about twelve wounded.
Remembering an Uncertain Toll
Because the casualty figures have not been reconciled, both accounts are presented here rather than blended into a single number.