Presentation by Glenn Laxton, Sunday, October 5, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.
North Gate Toll House.
It was September, 1934. Low wages and terrible working conditions brought worker unrest to the forefront. In Saylesville, the streets were jampacked as thousands of textile employees left their jobs and clustered at Moshassuck cemetery. To quell the unrest, the National Guard was called, resulting in a free-for-all of rioting and gunshots. Read more…