Haymarket Square [1] is a commercial area on the Near West Side [2] of Chicago at Randolph Street and Des Plaines Street [3] just east of Halsted Street, [4] known primarily for the protest and bombing that occurred on May 4, 1886. [5] [6] It was a wide, [7] busy commercial food produce market [8] [9] for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The square is a tourist destination, [10] and is often a rally point for various unions [11] and political groups and individuals. [12]
The Haymarket Memorial sculpture was dedicated in 2004 on the site where the 1886 protest speaker's wagon was located. [13] [14]
