Bethlehem in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ingot Mold
What is it?
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2024
1. Ingot Mold Marker
Provided a place for liquid steel to solidify before being shaped.
Who made it?
Bethlehem Steel, Ingot Mold or Iron Foundry, Bethlehem, PA
Who used it?
Bethlehem Steel Basic Oxygen Furnace Shop, later
Homer Research Laboratories, Bethlehem Steel, Bethlehem, PA
What did it do?
The hollow space inside this cast iron mold was filled with molten steel. After the steel solidified, the mold was removed and the glowing steel ingot inside was sent to rolling mills where it was transformed into beams or other long steel products. Trainloads of ingot molds were common in steel mills.
Donated by Lehigh University
Erected by National Museum of Industrial History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 40° 36.775′ N, 75° 22.196′ W. Marker is in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Pierce Street, on the left when traveling east on 3rd Street. Marker is in Foundry Park, near the National Museum of Industrial History. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal
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Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hoisting Engine No. 5 (here, next to this marker); Ladles (here, next to this marker); Bending Press (here, next to this marker); Electric Arc Furnace (here, next to this marker); Forging & Finished Products (here, next to this marker); Iron Production (here, next to this marker); Steel Production (here, next to this marker); Air Compressor (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethlehem.
Also see . . . National Museum of Industrial History. (Submitted on July 11, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2024
2. Ingot Mold Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
