Duquesne Steel Works

Duquesne Steel Works (HMU94)

Location: Duquesne, PA 15110 Allegheny County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 22.448', W 79° 50.552'

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Plant here began in 1886. Acquired by Andrew Carnegie in 1890, then by United States Steel in 1901. Workers here implemented advances in rolling mill and blast furnace processes before 1914; in pollution control, 1953. At peak of operations they manned six blast furnaces. Plant was in service until 1984.
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HM NumberHMU94
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Year Placed1997
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 9:58am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 598260 N 4469926
Decimal Degrees40.37413333, -79.84253333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 22.448', W 79° 50.552'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 22' 26.88" N, 79° 50' 33.12" W
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Area Code(s)412, 724
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 35 Grant Ave, Duquesne PA 15110, US
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