Labor Activist
Forest Home is known for having a significant presence of union organizations. Among these are the International Alliance of Bill Posters and Billers and the Cigar Makers International Union. Many well-known labor leaders are also interred there. In fact, the most celebrated monument in Forest Home marks the graves of martyrs who fought for the eight-hour workday.
The Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument is the only grave marker in the US to be designated a National Historic Landmark. It marks the final resting place for the Haymarket “rioters” Adolph Fischer, George Engel, Samuel Fielden, Michael Schwab, Louis Lingg, Albert Parsons and August Spies.
The Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument is the only grave marker in the US to be designated a National Historic Landmark. It marks the final resting place for the Haymarket “rioters” Adolph Fischer, George Engel, Samuel Fielden, Michael Schwab, Louis Lingg, Albert Parsons and August Spies.
