Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

863 S. Des Plaines Ave., Forest Park, Illinois. County/parish: Cook.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 18, 1997. NRIS 97000343.

1 contributing object.

From Wikipedia:

Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

The Haymarket Martyrs' Monument is a funeral monument and sculpture located at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Dedicated in 1893, it commemorates the defendants involved in labor unrest who were blamed, convicted, and executed for the still unsolved bombing during the Haymarket Affair (1886). The monument's bronze sculptural elements are by artist Albert Weinert. On February 18, 1997, the monument was designated a National Historic Landmark.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891592

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