Pennsylvania coal fields, iron mills, and timber
forests played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution.
By 1900, as the state was changing from a largely
agricultural state into a complex industrial center,
it found itself torn by bitter disputes between
managers and the laborers. Violence became
common in the new communities.
1906
The first uniform
of the Pennsylvania
It became evident that the town constables and
State Police
sheriffs could no longer cope with the growing
problems. In 1902 the Great Anthracite Strike resulted
in even more violence, disrupting the peace of seven
counties. The strike, caused a nationwide coal
Private
shortage. President Theodore Roosevelt intervened.
John F. Henry
During the strike's aftermath, it was recognized that
First Trooper
regularly appointed and responsible officers employed
killed in the
by the public should maintain peace and order.
of Duty,
September 2, 1906
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