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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 ...
The site is now being used by the University of Sheffield Biosciences Department and a new women's wing, known as The Jessop Wing, was added to the city's Royal Hallamshire Hospital. Thomas Jessop, along with others within the city's steel industry, supported the setting up of Sheffield Technical School in 1884.
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 ...
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-250, "Vandergrift Railroad Station, 77 Washington Avenue, Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, PA", 1 photo, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page HAER No. PA-296, " Apollo Iron & Steel Works, West of Washington & Lincoln Avenues, Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, PA ", 4 photos, 1 color transparency ...
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]
Mount Hope Estate is a National Register of Historic Places-listed property in Rapho and Penn Townships, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.The original estate was the center of operations of the Grubb Family Iron Dynasty during the 19th century and included over 2,500 acres (1,000 ha), a charcoal iron furnace, a grist mill, housing for employees and tenants, plus supporting structures such as a ...