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Washington Steel was founded in 1945 [1] by T. S. Fitch who was a member of the U.S. War Production Board from 1942 to 1944. As a member of the Board's Steel Division, he saw a Sendzimir Cold Rolling Mill in operation, and began to appreciate its potential value for rolling stainless steel into thin, high-accuracy sheets. [2] Washington Steel ...
Tecumseh Sherman Fitch (21 March 1908 – 7 October 1969) [1] was the founder and CEO of Washington Steel Corporation. [2] He was the great-grandson of Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman. He graduated from Yale University in 1931, when he joined Jessop Steel, initially working as a laborer and then rising in the ranks of management to ...
Jessop Saville and Company, the Sheffield-based special steel makers, was founded in 1929 [1] following a merger of J.J.Saville and Co., Limited and William Jessop and Company, both of these being long established in the trade and in the city.
Location of Washington County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National ...
The National Tube Works, operated by the National Tube Company, was a large steel tube foundry located in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. The tube works employed a large amount of the town and were a symbol of the town itself. Its closure in 1987 severely impacted the town's economy and contributed towards its decline.
It focuses on the corporation's history with steel-making. [5] This exhibit serves to present insight into the daily lives of workers part of Bethlehem Steel which employed 31,000 people at peak. [4] The three Bethlehem Steel plant models showcased in this exhibit were used training employees and testing out modifications to the factories. [10]
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and ...
The national heritage area comprises Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties. [1] Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area was designated in 1996 and is managed by the Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation.