Historical place archive

Martinsburg in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Martinsburg in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

1 records1 event labels1 people1877–1877

Historical events in Martinsburg

1877

14 July 1877
Great Railroad Strike
Rutherford Birchard Hayes · Labour

A railroad wage dispute spreads nationally and prompts deployment of federal troops.

Provenance

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