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Railroad Strike of 1877


Jul 18, 1877

Governor Henry Mathews arrived in Martinsburg at the scene of the railroad strike

Jul 19, 1877

Federal troops arrived in Martinsburg to end the railroad strike there

1877

The Railroad Strike of 1877 ended in late summer.


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