Coal and Iron Police at the Pressed Steel Car Works, McKees Rocks, Pa. (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: July 15, 1909
Rioting workers of the Pressed Steel Car Company, near McKees Rocks, clashed with guards; Coal and Iron Police and State Constabulary were called out; many strikers were wounded by volleys of buckshot fired to halt their charges; state police were ordered to “shoot to kill” if attacked by strikers. [Historic Pittsburgh]
I was born in McKees Rocks.
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I was born in McKees Rocks.
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Coal and Iron Police at the Pressed Steel Car Works, McKees Rocks, Pa. (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: July 15, 1909
Rioting workers of the Pressed Steel Car Company, near McKees Rocks, clashed with guards; Coal and Iron Police and State Constabulary were called out; many strikers were wounded by volleys of buckshot fired to halt their charges; state police were ordered to “shoot to kill” if attacked by strikers. [Historic Pittsburgh]
I was born in McKees Rocks.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m72fr5jY6i1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
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