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

Duquesne Steel Works

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 24, 2011

1. Duquesne Steel Works Marker

Inscription. Plant here began in 1886. Acquired by Andrew Carnegie in 1890, then by United States Steel in 1901. Workers here implemented advances in rolling mill and blast furnace processes before 1914; in pollution control, 1953. At peak of operations they manned six blast furnaces. Plant was in service until 1984.

Erected 1997 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 40° 22.448′ N, 79° 50.552′ W. Marker is in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is on Grant Avenue 0.1 miles east of Duquesne Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 837), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Duquesne PA 15110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Earl Kenneth "Fatha" Hines (approx. 0.6 miles away); Queen Aliquippa (approx. 1.1 miles away); Braddock’s Crossing (approx. 1.4 miles away); Kennywood Park (approx. 1.4 miles away); Frederick Ingersoll

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); North Versailles Township Veterans Monument (approx. 1.4 miles away); Racer (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Racer (approx. 1.4 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Duquesne Works - 1970. Tube City Online (Submitted on July 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Duquesne Steel Works - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 24, 2011

2. Duquesne Steel Works Marker

Inside Duquesne Steel Works image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, circa 1959

3. Inside Duquesne Steel Works

Blast Furnaces at the Duquesne Works in Duquesne, Allegheny County image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown

4. Blast Furnaces at the Duquesne Works in Duquesne, Allegheny County

One of the most famous blast furnaces, the 279-foot tall Dorothy Six was built in 1916 and demolished by U.S. Steel Corporation in 1988. The Works has disappeared.

Duquesne Steel Works image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, circa 1905

5. Duquesne Steel Works

Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Archives

Duquesne Steel Plant, Carnegie Steel Co., Duquesne, Pa. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Detroit Publishing Co., circa 1900

6. Duquesne Steel Plant, Carnegie Steel Co., Duquesne, Pa.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 24, 2011

7. Duquesne Steel Works

Train engine on display near marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3,660 times since then and 134 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 6. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 7. submitted on July 25, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.