Company-Towns

Paint Creek-Cabin Creek Mine War: West Virginia Declares Martial Law, Mother Jones Imprisoned

1912-04-18 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

On April 18, 1912, approximately 7,500 coal miners in the Paint Creek and Cabin Creek districts of West Virginia went on strike against abysmal conditions in company-owned towns, initiating fifteen months of armed conflict that would see the declaration of martial law, the imprisonment of …

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Pullman Strike Begins After Company Town Wage Cuts Without Rent Reductions

1894-05-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Workers at George Pullman’s railroad car manufacturing company in Pullman, Illinois—a company town where Pullman owns all housing, stores, churches, and infrastructure—launch a strike protesting wage cuts averaging 25% following the Panic of 1893 while rents and prices at company-owned …

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Pullman Company Town Established as Model of Corporate Paternalistic Control

1880-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

George M. Pullman establishes the town of Pullman, Illinois, just outside Chicago city limits as one of the most substantial and comprehensive company towns in the United States. Entirely company-owned, the town provides housing, stores, a library, churches, parks, and entertainment facilities for …

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