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Jones, Mary Harris “Mother” and Miners’ Monument

Granite spire marks the grave of Mother Jones (1830-1930), fiery champion of organized labor. Buried in 1930’s only union-owned cemetery next to “her boys”–4 miners killed in a skirmish between striking workers & mine guards at the Virden Mine in 1898.

Monument

Mt Olive, IL 62069, USA

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