Strike
The Western Federation of Miners went on strike in 1903, sparking a bitter fifteen-month struggle with mine owners and the Colorado National Guard. Many died and hundreds of union members were deported in one of the most violent labor disturbances in state history.
Location
Cripple Creek
Place
Pikes Peak
Date
1903
Source
Denver Post
Copyright Notes
Image courtesy of Denver Public Library, Western History/Genealogy Department.