Pittsburgh, PA: Oliver Iron and Steel Corp.

(Historical Marker Map; Satellite, it covered over 10 city blocks)

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1913
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A leading national manufacturer of all types of nuts and bolts, hardware for wagons, barbed wire and industrial equipment, the company's origins can be traced to the Civil War. The company expanded its factories over 10 city blocks along the South Side riverfront and at one time employed 1,000 men. An optimistic pioneer in the business of steel manufacturing, Henry W. Oliver, founder of the company, was instrumental in developing the Mesabi iron ore mines near Lake Superior to supply Pittsburgh's factories with higher quality ores. To transport iron from the Great Lakes region to Pittsburgh, Oliver invested in the new Pittsburgh and Western Railroad. The company's use of giant steam shovels to scoop up the iron ore in Minnesota, and to transport it efficiently by Great Lakes ore boats and railways to Pittsburgh, resulted in lower prices for the steel industry. Oliver finally sold his iron ore business to his friend Andrew Carnegie. [HMDB]

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HistoricPittsburgh, cropped, March 7, 1945

It was on the south side of the river.

1904 Pittsburgh Quadrangle @ 1:62,500

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