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Joliet Iron & Steel Works in the 1870s Ruins of the gas engine house at the old ironworks. Joliet Prison is visible in the background. Ruins of gas washers at the Joliet Iron Works Historic Site. The Joliet Iron and Steel Works was once the second largest steel mill in the United States. [2] Joliet Iron Works was initially run from 1869 to 1936.
The plant later moved to South Chicago because raw materials could be shipped in via Lake Michigan, as well as an existing labor pool and available fresh water from the lake and the Calumet River. [1] In 1889, the facility merged with three other steel mills to form a new company called Illinois Steel, which later became part of Federal Steel. [1]
The Illinois Iron Furnace is a historic iron furnace located in Shawnee National Forest near Rosiclare, Illinois.The stone and brick furnace was built sometime between 1837 and 1839 and was originally owned by businessmen Chalon Guard and Leonard White.
Forging uses heat to bring the material to a malleable state. The material is then hammered to shape, typically using hammer and anvil together with specialized set and fuller tools depending on the particular technique. There is a variety of forging techniques for sword making and many variations upon those. Ceremonial swords from the Philippines.
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Historically, Indiana Harbor was more working-class than East Chicago proper, with a population dominated by workers at Inland Steel and related plants. [3] Rivalries between Indiana Harbor and the rest of East Chicago are common. [3] Mexican-American settlement in Indiana Harbor began during the steel strike of 1919.
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50 Years of Inland Steel 1893-1943. Inland Steel Company – via University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bawal, Raymond (2016). The Inland Steel Fleet 1911-1998. Inland Expressions. ISBN 978-1-939150-13-4. Thompson, Mark L. (1991). Steamboats and Sailors of the Great Lakes. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. Knoedler, Janet (1993).