Lumber-Industry

Everett Massacre: Lumber Company Vigilantes Kill IWW Members at City Dock

| Importance: 7/10

On November 5, 1916, an armed posse of business owners and deputized vigilantes opened fire on a boatload of IWW members attempting to land at Everett, Washington’s city dock, killing at least five Wobblies and two deputies in what became known as the Everett Massacre or “Bloody …

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