Cambria Iron Company | |
.jpg) Blacksmith Shop in 1958 | |
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| Location | Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°20′10″N 78°55′23″W / 40.336°N 78.923°W |
| Area | 482 acres (195 ha) |
| Architect | Cambria Iron Co., et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001101[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1989[1] |
| Designated NHLD | June 22, 1989[3] |
| Designated PHMC | March 04, 1947[2] |
The Cambria Iron Company of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a major producer of iron and steel that operated independently from 1852 to 1916. The company adopted many innovations in the steelmaking process, including those of William Kelly and Henry Bessemer.
Founded in 1852, the company became the nation's largest steel foundry within two decades. It was reorganized and renamed the Cambria Steel Company in 1898, purchased by Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company in 1916, and sold to the Bethlehem Steel Company in 1923.[4]
The company's facilities, which extend some 12 miles (19 km) along the Conemaugh and Little Conemaugh rivers, operated until 1992. Today, they are designated as a National Historic Landmark District. Several works by the firm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][5]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ^ "Cambria Iron Company". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
- ^ "History of Steelmaking in Johnstown". Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center website. Johnstown Area Heritage Association. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
- ^ Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS