Duquesne Steel Works
Plant here began in 1886. Acquired by Andrew Carnegie, 1890; by U.S. Steel, 1901. Workers here implemented advances in rolling mill & blast furnace processes before 1914; in pollution control, 1953. At peak of operations they manned six blast furnaces. Plant was in service until 1984.
Marker is on Grant Avenue 0.1 miles east of Duquesne Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 837), on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
