Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
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Invitation to Bid
You are invited by the Steel Industry Heritage Corporation to bid on a General Construction Contract for the Historic Roof Replacement for W.A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop in Rices Landing, Pennsylvania. Click here for additional information.
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We want to hear from you! Share your memories of working in southwestern Pennsylvania’s industries or tell us about life in the region’s industrial communities. Your stories help to preserve the past for future generations. Click here to read the stories that others have shared.
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Our collections consist of artifacts, documents, photographs and audio-visual materials that show many aspects of southwestern Pennsylvania's industrial, cultural, and ethnic traditions.
Homestead Labyrinth
Experience the new Homestead Labyrinth from dawn to dusk at the Waterfront. Curious? Take a sneak peek.
Explore Southwestern PA
Industry, immigrants, diverse communities, rivers and river valleys, these elements chartered the course for southwestern Pennsylvania’s ascendancy as the steel making capital of the world.
From them flowed an industrial empire that would change the world forever and create the skyscrapers, railroads, and bridges of our modern world. Come visit southwestern Pennsylvania to discover the unique character and distinctive traditions in the birth place of the Age of Big Steel.
Upcoming Events
Making It Better:
September 7 at 10 AM - 4 PM, through Nov. 30
Folk Arts in Pennsylvania Today
Cycle Through Pittsburgh’s Industrial History
September 11 at 9:00 AM
An exciting bike tour that gives a trail-side look at Pittsburgh’s industrial heritage.
Carrie Furnace Hard Hat Tours
September 18 at 8:30, 9:15, 10 & 10:45 AM
Experience the scale and majesty of the Mon Valley's last standing blast furnace!
160-Inch Mill
The Homestead Works 160-Inch Mill was one of the largest plate mills in the U.S.
Workers Wall
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Joseph R. Topper | Homestead Steel Mill |
| Ken Bair | Carrie Furnace |
| Jacob Abner Lowry | Pennslvania Railroad Pittsburgh Pa |
| Clarence Lowry | Westinghouse Electric East Pittsburgh Pa |
