Strip District in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Birthplace of the Aluminum Industry

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 24, 2014

1. Birthplace of the Aluminum Industry Marker

Inscription. This tablet marks the birthplace of the aluminum industry in the United States. On the site of this building the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, now Aluminum Company of America, late in November, 1888, produced the first commercial run of aluminum by the Hall Electrolytic process.

Erected 1938 by The Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1888.

Location. 40° 27.718′ N, 79° 58.194′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in the Strip District. It is on Smallman Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3220 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh PA 15222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 walking distance of this marker: Charles Martin Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pittsburgh Grease Plant (about 300 feet away); Pat the Avenger Returns Fire (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pittsburgh Brewing Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Francis Medical Center Cross and Doors (approx. 0.4 miles away);

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St. Francis Hospital (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stephen C. Foster (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Pittsburgh Reduction Company aluminum plants, Niagara Falls.

Also see . . . ALCOA History. (Submitted on December 24, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 24, 2014

2. Birthplace of the Aluminum Industry Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,494 times since then and 85 times this year. Last updated on December 25, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.