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Lunch and Learn: The Great Railroad Strike In-Person
An economic depression starting with the Panic of 1873 made life for railroad workers go from poor to intolerable. By July 1877 they could take it no more—and so began the Great Railroad Strike. It’s a story that includes Sandusky native Jay Cooke, a moral panic over the thousands of men who took to the road looking for work who were labeled “tramps,” and greedy railroad executives. Historian and author Mark Strecker will tell this important but today almost unknown story of Ohio history.
This program is also offered in hybrid form on Webex. To join please follow this link: https://sanduskylibrary.webex.com/sanduskylibrary/j.php?MTID=m8354a36167d360872f89d65c737ca590
Password is Strike
- Date:
- Tuesday, February 17, 2026
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Library Program Room
- Sandusky Library:
- Sandusky Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Adult Program All Ages