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Herrin is a city in Williamson County, Illinois. The population was 12,352 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Marion-Herrin Micropolitan Area and is a part of the Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, Illinois Combined Statistical Area with 123,272 residents, the sixth most populous Combined statistical area in Illinois.
Jun 21, 2022 · June 21-22, 2022 marks a century since 23 union mineworkers, strikebreakers, and others were killed in what became known as the Herrin Massacre in southern Illinois’ Williamson County. The violence was widely condemned, but some in Williamson County would defend the actions of union miners for decades to come.
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Herrin, originally platted on forty acres divided by the line between sections 19 and 30 of Herrin Township, has practically filled both sections and grown westward into Blairsville Township. The village survey was made December 4, 1896 by J.C. Devor for David Ruffin Harrison (1834-1911) and Ephraim Snyder Herrin (1843-1918).
Aug 13, 2020 · The 1922 Herrin coal mine strike, also called the Herrin Mine Massacre, left 23 dead and earned the county the nickname “Bloody Williamson.” Prohibition brought more murders.
Herrin, city, Williamson county, southern Illinois, U.S. It lies about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Carbondale. Settled in 1816, Herrin was a coal-mining centre from the 1890s to the 1930s. On June 22, 1922, the city was the scene of a tragic labour dispute known as the Herrin Massacre. The country’s coal fields were closed by strikes, and ...
History. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Herrin Massacre. views 2,305,709 updated. Herrin Massacre. United States 1922. Synopsis. On 21-22 June 1922 a coal miners' strike near the small town of Herrin in southern Illinois erupted in deadly violence. Twenty-three men were killed in the strike; all but two were strikebreakers.
