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The site still has the smokestacks of the 19th-century steel works that helped make Pittsburgh the greatest Steel City in America. In 2005, Industrial Workers of the World celebrated their 100th Anniversary, having formed in there in 1905. The local celebration included events held at the Pump House on the site of The Waterfront. [6]
Lackawanna River and Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania. At the beginning of the 1800s, the Lackawanna Valley in Pennsylvania was rich in anthracite coal and iron deposits. . Brothers George W. Scranton and Seldon T. Scranton moved to the valley in 1840 and settled in the five-house town of Slocum's Hollow in present-day Scranton, Pennsylvania, to establish an iron
The factory was confiscated by the Germans, given to the "Maschinen-und Waggonbau G.m.b.H" company as "Werke Ludwigshütte" while all modern machines were dismantled and sent to Germany. The motorcycle plant was turned into a repair workshop of the Wehrmacht, while the steel works continued to produce basic agricultural machinery and kettles ...
Steel is an alloy composed of between 0.2 and 2.0 percent carbon, with the balance being iron. From prehistory through the creation of the blast furnace, iron was produced from iron ore as wrought iron, 99.82–100 percent Fe, and the process of making steel involved adding carbon to iron, usually in a serendipitous manner, in the forge, or via the cementation process.
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The Duluth Works primary purpose was to make steel for the expanding Midwest prairies and far west plains. It was originally intended to build rails for the expanding railroads, but by the time the mill was completed in 1915, the railroads had reached their peak of construction and it was felt that those needs could best be handled from the Chicago area.
Crucible Industries, commonly known as Crucible, is an American company which develops and manufactures specialty steels, and is the sole producer of a line of sintered steels known as Crucible Particle Metallurgy (CPM) steels.
Lowe's is the exclusive retailer for both the plans and building materials for the Lowe's Katrina Cottage. They offer easy construction and affordability, as well as the possibility of expansion. Moreover, they meet all international building codes and exceed hurricane codes. Lowe's discontinued the Katrina Cottage line in 2011.