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ELECTION DAY TURNS DEADLY | October 14, 1834
Moyamensing Township, Pennsylvania
On October 14, 1834, an election in a township just outside Philadelphia erupted into a violent confrontation between supporters of President Andrew Jackson and members of the emerging Whig Party. What began as political intimidation near a polling place escalated into a deadly riot that left one person dead, several others injured, and five buildings destroyed by fire.
The violence reflected the bitter political divisions of the Jacksonian era, when disagreements over presidential authority, banking policies, and…
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