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Steelworkers Memorial Park

 
 
Steelworkers Memorial Park Honored Dead Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
1. Steelworkers Memorial Park Honored Dead Marker
Inscription.
In memory of the more than 600
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
employees who lost their lives in
work-related accidents.

1905 - 1996
[names not transcribed]

Built and Dedicated in 2001

These memorial bricks were purchased by
family, friends, and workers to recognize
those that made the steel that made America.

"Let this hallowed grounds last forever as
tribute to the thousands of men and
women who worked in our city's steel industry."


Bethlehem Mayor Donald T. Cunningham, Jr.
the son and grandson of steelworkers, who
commissioned the building of this memorial

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceLabor UnionsParks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 2001.
 
Location. 40° 36.753′ N, 75° 22.737′ W. Marker is in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is on Northampton Street north of 3rd Street (Pennsylvania Route 412), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bethlehem PA 18015, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Samuel Wetherill (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eugene Gifford Grace (approx. 0.2 miles away);
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Crown Inn (approx. Ό mile away); From Mountain to Market (approx. Ό mile away); Robert H. Sayre (approx. Ό mile away); It's a Short Commute (approx. Ό mile away); Coal for Cabbage (approx. Ό mile away); A Water-Powered Elevator (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethlehem.
 
Also see . . .
1. Bethlehem Steel Corporation — 1904. (Submitted on November 4, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Bethlehem Steel History. (Submitted on November 4, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. What is SteelStacks?. (Submitted on November 4, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. The Sinking Of Bethlehem Steel. Fortune Magazine PDF (Submitted on November 4, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.) 
 
Steelworkers Memorial Park Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
2. Steelworkers Memorial Park Honored Dead
Steelworkers Memorial Park Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
3. Steelworkers Memorial Park Honored Dead
Steelworkers Memorial Park Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
4. Steelworkers Memorial Park Honored Dead
Steelworkers Memorial Park Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
5. Steelworkers Memorial Park Honored Dead
Steelworkers Memorial Park Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
6. Steelworkers Memorial Park Honored Dead
Steelworkers Memorial Park Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
7. Steelworkers Memorial Park Honored Dead
Steelworkers Memorial Park Dedication Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
8. Steelworkers Memorial Park Dedication Marker
Steelworkers Memorial Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
9. Steelworkers Memorial Park
Steelworkers Memorial Park Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
10. Steelworkers Memorial Park Statue
Steelworkers Memorial Park Statue Detail image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
11. Steelworkers Memorial Park Statue Detail
Steelworkers Memorial Park Representative Pavers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
12. Steelworkers Memorial Park Representative Pavers
Steelworkers Memorial Park Representative Paver image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
13. Steelworkers Memorial Park Representative Paver
Steelworkers Memorial Park Future Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2020
14. Steelworkers Memorial Park Future Site Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,265 times since then and 95 times this year. Last updated on June 28, 2026, by T.L. Zagraniski of Reston, Va, Usa. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on November 4, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
 
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of the names on the memorial • Can you help?
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