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Sep 28, 2021 · Its history is shaped by two ‘Great Depressions’—first, the one everybody knows about, in the 1930s, and again in the 1970s and 80s, when the oil crisis led to a downturn in steel production and a tremendous loss of jobs and industry (cumulative job losses since the mid-1970s are estimated at 175,000). The Mon Valley and the community of ...
Feb 21, 2023 · The Steel City has been through a lot. It has lost and regained its identity. It still has a remembrance of its past steel industries. It pays homage to the history and workers that built the city and economy through teams like the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers and the Duquesne and Monongahela inclines. Yes, Pittsburgh had to shed its old way of ...
Duquesne Works: 1970. In honor of the opening of the new Duquesne section of the Great Allegheny Passage biking and hiking trail, we're posting a 1970 brochure detailing the operations of U.S. Steel's former Duquesne Works. This brochure is the companion to the National Works brochure that was posted back in March.
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Historic American Engineering Record, creatorCarnegie, AndrewCarnegie Steel CompanyU.S. Steel Corporation- steel mills- steel industry- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County -- Duquesne- See also HAER PA-115 for additional documentation. Includes written data (pages 211 through 226).- Significance: The construction of the Duquesne Steel Works marked an important event in the movement toward integrated steel producing ventures in the Monongahela Valley of western Pennsylvania....- Survey number: HAER PA-115-D- Building/structure dates: 1886 Initial ConstructionPhoto(s): 10Photo Caption Page(s): 1Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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His vast steel mills at Braddock, Duquesne, and Homestead boasted the latest equipment. As technology improved, Carnegie ordered existing equipment to be torn out and replaced. He quickly made ...
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In 1969, Duquesne Works became part of U.S. Steel's tubular operations and was consolidated with National Works under one management for maximum efficiency of operations. The Area The Duquesne Plant is located on the west bank of the Monongahela River in the City of Duquesne, Pennsylvania about twelve miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
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Sep 27, 1989 · The mill that made the steel for the Empire State Building, the Sears Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge. The mill that produced two-thirds of the armor-plating used to crush Hitler. The mill that ...
