Author: James B. Stull
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 162585580X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From 1866 until 1979, Erie was one of the largest coal-producing towns in the nation. Numerous settlers contributed to building Old Town and making it one of the liveliest communities in northern Colorado. The Columbine Mine massacre in 1927 incited major changes to coal mining practices, inspiring unionization efforts nationally. The improved rights and working conditions that miners struggled to win benefit employees across America today. Emeritus Professor James B. Stull illuminates Erie's earliest pioneers, houses, schools and churches and the town's enduring evolution.
A Brief History of Erie, Colorado: Out of the Coal Dust
Author: James B. Stull
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 162585580X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From 1866 until 1979, Erie was one of the largest coal-producing towns in the nation. Numerous settlers contributed to building Old Town and making it one of the liveliest communities in northern Colorado. The Columbine Mine massacre in 1927 incited major changes to coal mining practices, inspiring unionization efforts nationally. The improved rights and working conditions that miners struggled to win benefit employees across America today. Emeritus Professor James B. Stull illuminates Erie's earliest pioneers, houses, schools and churches and the town's enduring evolution.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 162585580X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From 1866 until 1979, Erie was one of the largest coal-producing towns in the nation. Numerous settlers contributed to building Old Town and making it one of the liveliest communities in northern Colorado. The Columbine Mine massacre in 1927 incited major changes to coal mining practices, inspiring unionization efforts nationally. The improved rights and working conditions that miners struggled to win benefit employees across America today. Emeritus Professor James B. Stull illuminates Erie's earliest pioneers, houses, schools and churches and the town's enduring evolution.
Comprehensive Plan
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Languages : en
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Erie
Author: James B. Stull
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738576169
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Erie grew from the discovery of coal in the mid-1800s. Its mines became the largest suppliers of lignite coal in the northern Colorado coalfield. Unions quickly moved into Colorado to push for improved working conditions and miners' rights to participate in decisions affecting their jobs. When mine owners refused to honor their requests, miners went on strike, and owners hired scab labor from Europe, Asia, and Mexico. Tensions mounted, and local miners sabotaged mines by setting explosives and otherwise damaging property. Colorado's governor established a special militia to deal with the strikers. The armed militia wounded and killed miners and their families in southern Colorado's Ludlow Mine and Erie's Columbine Mine. Government intervention and the sympathetic viewpoint of the owner of the Columbine Mine led to the first Colorado coal company to unionize. Miners fought for working conditions that characterize many of today's best-run companies. With the closing of the last mine in the area in 1979, Erie has grown to become a bedroom community in the Denver-Boulder metropolitan community.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738576169
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Erie grew from the discovery of coal in the mid-1800s. Its mines became the largest suppliers of lignite coal in the northern Colorado coalfield. Unions quickly moved into Colorado to push for improved working conditions and miners' rights to participate in decisions affecting their jobs. When mine owners refused to honor their requests, miners went on strike, and owners hired scab labor from Europe, Asia, and Mexico. Tensions mounted, and local miners sabotaged mines by setting explosives and otherwise damaging property. Colorado's governor established a special militia to deal with the strikers. The armed militia wounded and killed miners and their families in southern Colorado's Ludlow Mine and Erie's Columbine Mine. Government intervention and the sympathetic viewpoint of the owner of the Columbine Mine led to the first Colorado coal company to unionize. Miners fought for working conditions that characterize many of today's best-run companies. With the closing of the last mine in the area in 1979, Erie has grown to become a bedroom community in the Denver-Boulder metropolitan community.
Erie, Colorado
Author: Anne Dyni
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ISBN: 9780970894304
Category : Coal mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 57
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ISBN: 9780970894304
Category : Coal mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 57
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History of Erie County, Pennsylvania
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Category : Erie County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
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Category : Erie County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
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Town of Erie, Colorado
Author: Erie (Colo.)
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
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Gazetteer and Business Directory of Chautauqua County, N.Y., for 1873-4
Author: Hamilton Child
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Category : Chautauqua County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Category : Chautauqua County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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FAA Inspection Authorization Directory
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Category : Aviation mechanics (Persons)
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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Category : Aviation mechanics (Persons)
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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Housing, Capital Improvements, and Government Analyses
Author: Erie (Colo.)
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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United States Department of Agriculture Report for the Erie-Niagara River Basin
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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