S2E3: The Death March to Herrin - Herrin Mine Siege
Nearly 100 years ago, a union dispute in Southern Illinois turned incredibly violent, leading to a murderous chase through the woods. How did this happen? How many men died? We dig into that and more on this third episode of season 2 of Mysteries of The Ohio Valley!If you don't leave us a 5 star review, you're a scab! (Kidding, kind of..)Sources:https://www.nytimes.com/1922/12/18/archives/saw-death-march-from-herrin-mine-state-witnesses-in-first-week-of.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herrin_massacrehttps://www.americanheritage.com/1922-herrin-massacrehttp://www.hinton-gen.com/coal/williamson_herrin_massacre.html
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Nearly 100 years ago, a union dispute in Southern Illinois turned incredibly violent, leading to a murderous chase through the woods. How did this happen? How many men died? We dig into that and more on this third episode of season 2 of Mysteries of The Ohio Valley!If you don't leave us a 5 star review, you're a scab! (Kidding, kind of..)Sources:https://www.nytimes.com/1922/12/18/archives/saw-death-march-from-herrin-mine-state-witnesses-in-first-week-of.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herrin_massacrehttps://www.americanheritage.com/1922-herrin-massacrehttp://www.hinton-gen.com/coal/williamson_herrin_massacre.html