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Bruce Mansfield Power Plant, Shippingport, Beaver County, PA.

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Social club for Carpatho-Rusyns across the street from the old Westinghouse plant in Sharon, PA.

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St. John's Ukraininan Orthodox Church, with the former Westinghouse plant in the background, Sharon, PA.

Image courtesy of Winchester Blasting

Bringing down part of the old Sharon Steel in Farrell, Pa. in the heart the old Cleveland-Pittsburgh steel belt.

Aug. 2008 image by author

Farrell, PA with the Duferco steel mill at the bottom of the hill. The building was orignally part of Sharon Steel. United Steel Workers Local 1016 represents the workers.

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Coils behind Duferco Steel in Farrell, PA.

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Housing stock in Farrell with the steel mill in the background.

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The Slovak club in Farrell, again with the steel mill in the background. The "Italian Home" is next door.

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Behind the former Sharon Steel (now Duferco) can be found this yellow crane. It sits in front of a large overhead crane, which is a universal fixture in the Industrial Heartland.

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Independent Draft Gear (a subsidiary of A. Stucki Company) serves the railroad industry. This is their plant in Farrell, PA.

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EAF steel mill in Koppel, PA.

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Our Lady of the Tube Mill in Koppel.

Sep. 2009 image by author

This steel mill in Washington, PA was once Jessop Steel, but was purchased by Allegheny Ludlum in the 1990s. Allegheny now operates it as their Washington Specialty Plate mill, producing plate as thick as 10 inches!

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Detail of Allegheny Ludlum's Washington plate mill.

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Workers' housing around the former Jessop Steel.

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Industrial detail of Washington, PA, known locally as "Little Worshington."

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A portion of Carnegie, PA.

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Schoolbus passing Union Electric Steel in Carnegie, PA.

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In Carnegie, from left to right - Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church, Saints Peter and Paul Ukranian Church Hall and School, Saint Paul AME Zion Church, and Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Church.

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Worker in the scrap pile next to Ellwood Quality Steels in New Castle.

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Ellwood Quality Steels in New Castle, PA produces cylindrical and tapered ingots.

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A 50 year old car sits next to the railroad and Ellwood Quality Steels.

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These classic industrial buildings in New Castle were once part of Pennsylvania Engineering Works, but are now used by Ferrotech "Industrial Recycling Specialists." Pennsylvania Engineering built steel mills and blast furnaces, and also repaired boilers and other industrial machinery.

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Detail of former Pennsylvania Engineering shop building.

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Inside the Fountain Restaurant in downtown New Castle, PA. The food is delicious.

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