Union Miners Cemetery | |
 Mother Jones and Martyrs of the Progressive Miners of America Monument | |
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| Location | 0.5 mi. N of Mount Olive city park, Mount Olive, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°4′52″N 89°43′53″W / 39.08111°N 89.73139°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1899 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000463[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 18, 1972 |
The Union Miners Cemetery is a cemetery in Mount Olive, Illinois. The cemetery is the burial site of labor leader Mary Harris "Mother" Jones. Miners Day has been celebrated on October 12 at the cemetery since 1899.[2][3] It is the only union-owned cemetery in the United States.[3][4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Keiser, John H. (March 24, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Union Miners Cemetery" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ a b Keiser, John H. (1969). "The Union Miners Cemetery at Mt. Olive, Illinois: A Spirit-Thread of Labor History". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 62 (3): 229–266. ISSN 0019-2287.
- ^ "Union Miners Cemetery". Mother Jones Museum. Retrieved 2023-09-17.