Rankin in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Iron Man

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 25, 2025

1. Iron Man Marker

Inscription.
Artist: Michael Walsh
"Dedicated to my Father, David J. Walsh"
Date Created: 2022
Medium/Materials: Cast Iron
Dimensions: 4ft H x 3 ft x 1 ft

This piece was created and cast on site at the Carrie Blast Furnaces as part of the Industrial Grit and Graffiti residency in 2022. Industrial Grit and Graffiti focused on the intersection between the art of graffiti and metal sculpture.

Erected by Rivers of Steel.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 2022.

Location. 40° 24.851′ N, 79° 53.349′ W. Marker is in Rankin, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It can be reached from Carrie Furnace Boulevard 0.7 miles west of Kenmawr Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located on the grounds of Rivers of Steel: Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark. Admission fee is required for entry. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Pittsburgh PA 15218, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American

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Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Carrie Furnaces 6 and 7 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Carrie Deer (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); B-BOY HeadSpinna & B-Boy Back Spinna (about 400 feet away); Leaverite Totem (about 400 feet away); River Ray Jack (about 500 feet away); Bridge (about 500 feet away); Nobody's Perfect (about 500 feet away); Stan (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rankin.

Iron Man and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 25, 2025

2. Iron Man and Marker

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 25, 2025

3. Iron Man

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.