Desperate Railroad Riot
Learn the unknown story of the largest labor riot in the history of Northern New England – hundreds of Irish railroad workers fought each other in 1848 as the Cheshire Railroad neared completion. Using newspaper articles and primary sources, including those at the Historical Society of Cheshire County, this story was extensively researched by author/historian Howard Mansfield. The details of his work are presented in the chapter, “When the War Between the Corkonians and Far Downs Came to America” in Mansfield’s new book, Invisible Monuments. Following the talk, the group will visit the site of the riot, the now peaceful Summit Cut.
Location: 246 Main Street, Keene, NH (at the Historical Society). Free parking is available in the back. Entrance in the back. Following a discussion by author Howard Mansfield, the group will carpool to the second location for a hike to the site of the riot.
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