Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

Haymarket Martyrs' Monument
Haymarket Martyrs' Monument in
Forest Home Cemetery
Haymarket Martyrs' Monument is located in Greater Chicago
Haymarket Martyrs' Monument
LocationThe Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois.
Coordinates41°52′11″N 87°49′11″W / 41.86972°N 87.81972°W / 41.86972; -87.81972
BuiltDedicated June 25, 1893 (1893-06-25)
SculptorAlbert Weinert[2]
NRHP reference No.97000343[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1997[1]
Designated NHLFebruary 18, 1997

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.

  1. ^ a b National Historic Landmark Nomination form, 1997 Haymarket Martyrs' Monument, Robin Bachin, Newberry Library.
  2. ^ "Haymarket Martyrs' Monument, (sculpture)." SIRIS

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