Haymarket Square

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Haymarket Square is a historic public square in Chicago best known as the site of the 1886 Haymarket affair, a pivotal event in labor and anarchist history.

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Haymarket Square canonical 1
Haymarket Square, Chicago 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
public square
category Chicago Landmarks
linked to: Chicago Landmark

History of anarchism
Labor movement monuments and memorials in the United States
Squares in Chicago
city Chicago
commemorates labor movement
police officers killed in the Haymarket affair
workers killed in the Haymarket affair
coordinateLocation 41.8847° N, 87.6473° W
country United States
governingBody City of Chicago
hasCulturalSignificanceFor anarchist movements
labor unions
workers’ rights organizations
hasHeritageDesignation Chicago Landmark
hasMemorialSculptureBy Mary Brogger
hasMonument Haymarket Memorial
hasNearbyNeighborhood Fulton River District
West Loop
hasNearbyPublicTransit Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) stations
heritageDesignationGrantedBy City of Chicago
historicalPeriod Gilded Age
inception 19th century
isTouristAttraction true
knownFor Haymarket affair
anarchist history
labor history
locatedIn Chicago
Illinois
United States
memorialUnveiledIn 2004
namedAfter hay market that once operated there
partOf Cook County, Illinois
Near West Side, Chicago
significantEvent Haymarket affair
significantYear 1886
streetAddress Randolph Street and Des Plaines Street
topicOf U.S. labor movement histories
anarchism studies
labor history studies
usedFor commemorative events
demonstrations
public gatherings

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Haymarket Books namedAfter Haymarket Square
Rudolph Schnaubelt placeOfNotableEvent Haymarket Square, Chicago
linked to: Haymarket Square