United States Steel Edgar Thomson Works

1875

View this item

Title
United States Steel Edgar Thomson Works
Identifier
MSP285.B031.F04.I01
Source Identifier
MSP285.B031.F04.I01
Description
The Edgar Thomson Steel Works was built in 1874 by the Carnegie, McCandless & Company, which was organized on January 13, 1873. William Coleman, a principal partner in the firm, purchased the land on which the plant was to be built for $219,003.30. The land, located along the Monongahela River, later became known as Braddock. Two early firms located in the Braddock area, the McVay Walker Foundry and James McCrady provided construction materials and other aid to complete the construction of the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, which was named in honor of John Edgar Thomson, the president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1903 the plant became part of United States Steel who currently still owns and operates the facility. It is one of the few remaining steelmaking plants in the Monongahela Valley. As of 2004 there are two blast furnaces still in operation on the site.
Genre
photographs
Subject
United States Steel Corporation.Edgar Thomson Works.
Braddock (Pa.)
Steel industry and trade--Pennsylvania--Braddock.
Source
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Collection
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
Rights Information
Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/