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The plant later moved to South Chicago because raw materials could be shipped in via Lake Michigan, as well as an existing labor pool and available fresh water from the lake and the Calumet River. [1] In 1889, the facility merged with three other steel mills to form a new company called Illinois Steel, which later became part of Federal Steel. [1]
Hematite (/ ˈ h iː m ə ˌ t aɪ t, ˈ h ɛ m ə-/), also spelled as haematite, is a common iron oxide compound with the formula, Fe 2 O 3 and is widely found in rocks and soils. [6] Hematite crystals belong to the rhombohedral lattice system which is designated the alpha polymorph of Fe 2 O 3. It has the same crystal structure as corundum ...
Joliet Iron & Steel Works in the 1870s Ruins of the gas engine house at the old ironworks. Joliet Prison is visible in the background. Ruins of gas washers at the Joliet Iron Works Historic Site. The Joliet Iron and Steel Works was once the second largest steel mill in the United States. [2] Joliet Iron Works was initially run from 1869 to 1936.
Chicago building and structure stubs (1 C, 267 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Chicago" The following 119 pages are in this category, out of 119 total.
1702 Chicago Ave. 42°02′53″N 87°40′45″W / 42.048136°N 87.679063°W / 42.048136; -87.679063 ( Woman's Club of Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Register of Historic Places in Evanston, Illinois .
CB&I was founded by Horace E. Horton of Rochester, Minnesota when he moved to Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1889.While initially involved in bridge design and construction, CB&I turned its focus to bulk liquid storage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, coinciding with the western expansion of railroads across the United States and the discovery of oil in the Southwest.
The opening weeks of the NBA season have been besieged by absent stars. This past week’s games turned out to be particularly destructive. First, on Thursday, news broke that Philadelphia 76ers ...
A component of the Chicago Area Waterway System, it connects the Little Calumet River at its eastern end to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at its western end. The Cal-Sag Channel is utilized for inland shipping , recreational boating and drainage purposes in what was an active zone of heavy industry in the Far Southeast Side neighborhoods ...