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Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley => Youngstown Memories => Topic started by: Towntalk on November 28, 2009, 11:23:36 AM

Title: History Quiz
Post by: Towntalk on November 28, 2009, 11:23:36 AM
An event took place that saw much of East Youngstown's (Campbell) business district burnt to the ground.

Q. 1 What was that event?

Q. 2 When did this event take place?
Title: Re: History Quiz
Post by: JHughes330 on November 28, 2009, 06:26:46 PM
I believe it was the 1937 Little Steel Strike ?
Title: Re: History Quiz
Post by: Towntalk on November 28, 2009, 06:38:34 PM
No. It was many years before that.
Title: Re: History Quiz
Post by: JHughes330 on November 28, 2009, 06:59:20 PM
Oh, Oh!!! In 1916 a Youngstown Sheet and Tube Riot and sparked the riot and workers burned down the district!
Title: Re: History Quiz
Post by: Towntalk on November 28, 2009, 07:07:31 PM
Right  :D

Title: Re: History Quiz
Post by: Rick Rowlands on November 28, 2009, 07:30:03 PM
Although the focus of the strike was Youngstown Sheet and Tube, interestingly none of the YS&T's property was damaged. The strikers burned down their own houses and businesses. 
Title: Re: History Quiz
Post by: iwasthere on November 28, 2009, 10:10:04 PM
i was my house after i started a remodeling project using cheap chinese workers. :-X
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