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Copper Mining Camp

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Description: Elevated view of a copper mining camp with desert hills in the background. Caption reads: "Greatest Copper Camp in the World, Ely, Nevada."
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Charles Street

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Description: Row of houses on Charles Street with pedestrians, and a steel mill in the distance.
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Unloading Iron Ore

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of an iron ore ship unloading. Several workers are on board the ship. Caption reads: "Unloading Iron Ore At Sparrows Point, MD."
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Old Stone Furnace

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Description: Built by Jacob Stroup in the 1830's, the old stone furnace was used by Cooper Iron Works for making iron. A group of people are posing in front. Caption re...
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Bird Coleman Furnaces

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Description: Erected next to the Cornwall Ore Banks by R.W. Coleman's Heirs and Company, construction of the first of the Bird Coleman furnaces began in 1872, the secon...
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Old Anthracite Ore Roasters

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Description: By 1883, anthracite furnaces were heavy competition for companies such as Cornwall Furnace. Caption reads: "Old Anthracite Ore Roasters, Cornwall, PA."
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Nassawango Iron Furnace

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Description: The Nassawango Iron Furnace was started in 1829 and produced pig iron from 1831 until 1850. This iron furnace was mentioned in "The Enchanted Hut" by Gerth...
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Steel Works

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Description: Bethlehem Steel Corporation, in operation from 1857–2003, was once the second-largest steel producer in the United States.
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Carnegie Gate

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Description: Peviously Sharon Steel Company, Carnegie Steel began operations in 1902. Here, the front gate is shown.
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Eastern Steel Works Factories

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Description: In the late 1800's Eastern Steel Works replaced Pottsville Rolling Mill, and was in operation until 1931 when it was replaced by Bethlehem Steel.
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Lukens Steel Company

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Description: Lukens Steel Company was founded in 1810, and was the largest employer in Chester County in the 1960s, with over 10,000 workers.
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Lukens Steel Company

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Description: Lukens Steel Company was founded in 1810, and was the largest employer in Chester County in the 1960s, with over 10,000 workers.
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Bethlehem Steel Company

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Description: The first rails of puddled iron were rolled on Bethlehem Steel Company's rolling mill September 26th, 1863.
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North Lebanon Furnaces

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Description: Robert and George Dawson Coleman built the North Lebanon Furnaces in 1847 and 1848 on the southern slopes of what is now Coleman’s Park. Caption reads: "No...
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36 McKinley Furnace

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Description: 36 McKinley Furnace was constructed by Theodore Powers and A. L. Crawford in 1848. Caption reads: "McKinley Furnace, New Castle, PA."
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Massillon Iron and Steel Works

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of Massillon Iron and Steel Works, which rolled its first sheet of steel in 1909. Caption reads: "Massillon Iron & Steel Co., Massillon, Ohio...
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Blast Furnace

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Description: The industrial city of Ensley, Alabama constructed four 200-ton blast furnaces which were in operation by April, 1889, the largest such grouping in the wor...
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American Tin Plate Company

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Description: In 1897, Shenango Mill was constructed and became the largest mill of its kind in the world, owned by the American Tin Plate Company, which was founded on ...
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Tin Mill

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Description: National Tin Plate Company was founded by William Donner in May 1897 and became the Monessen, PA's first employer. Caption reads: "Tin Mill, Monessen, PA. ...
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Harding Mills

Date: 1920
Description: By 1919, the Washoe Reduction Works at Harding Mills could boast that its 585-foot smokestack was the tallest masonry structure in the world and that the s...

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