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Molly Maguires marching to their death, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 7, 1877.
Credit: Courtesy of the Historical Society of Schuylkill County, Pottsville, PA
On June 21, 1877, 11 Mollie Maguires were hung in the prison yard in Pottsville, PA, after conviction based on the testimony of witnesses on the Reading Railroad and mining company payrolls. Execution of the Irish coalminers made headlines nationwide.