Railroad Strike of 1877

In July, unrest hit U.S. rail lines. Pennsylvania Railroad workers struck to resist wage and job cuts. Here, on July 21, militia fatally shot some 26 people. A battle followed; rail property was burned. The strike was finally broken by ...

Roundhouses and Shops / Railroad Strike of 1877

Roundhouses and Shops. The B&O Railroad reached Martinsburg in 1842,

and by 1849, a roundhouse and shops were

built. These first buildings were burned by

Confederate troops in 1862. The present west

roundhouse and the two shops were built in

1866. The east roundhouse was ...