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The Bethlehem Steel Corporation was an American steelmaking company headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Until its closure in 2003, it was one of the world's largest steel-producing and shipbuilding companies.
Once the second biggest steel manufacturer in the United States, Bethlehem Steel was one of the world's largest shipbuilders, provider of the steel that fueled the skyscraper boom, and a proud icon of American industrial might.
Discover the humble beginnings, monumental growth, and humbling decline of this 20th-century giant. The 90-minute walking tour features up-close views of the former steel plant and an in-depth look at the steel-making process and the roles the workers played in our country’s history.
The flagship plant of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation was a testament to the industry and innovation that fundamen-tally changed the American way of life. It was this same place, however, that also came to embody harrowing economic decline, poor business practices, and eventual failure.
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, former American corporation (1904–2003) formed to consolidate Bethlehem Steel Company (of Pennsylvania), the Union Iron Works (with shipbuilding facilities in San Francisco), and a few other smaller companies.
Bethlehem Steel (band) Bethlehem Steel is an indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2012. [1] The band is composed of singer-guitarist Rebecca Ryskalczyk, bassist Patrick Ronayne, singer-guitarist Christina Puerto and drummer Jon Gernhart. Bethlehem Steel has described their band as at first "our sound was a lot softer, through the ...
Bethlehem Steel was founded in 1887 and became the largest steel producer in the world in the 1950s, Electrek explains. At one point, it employed 30,000 workers, some of whom lived at the...
Housed in the former Electric Repair Shop of the Bethlehem Steel plant site on the vibrant SteelStacks arts & culture campus, the National Museum of Industrial History interprets industry past, present and future through dynamic exhibits, hands-on interactives and engaging programs.
The Bethlehem Steel Legacy Project preserves the 125-year history of the steelmaking giant in Baltimore. From 1887 to 2012, the mill provided steady if dangerous work for tens of thousands of men and women. At its height, its Sparrows Point mill was the largest steel producer in the world.
The Bethlehem steel mill in Maryland was once the largest working mill in the world, employing 30,000 people at its peak in the 1950's. The collapse of the American steel industry forced the...