The "tinplate capital in 1917" fact comes from a headline in mcall. Unfortunately, it is a paywall, so I can't get more information.
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| Jackson-Township historical preservation posted Greer Tin Mills in the city of New Castle, Lawrence County around 1910. Jack Davis shared [lcmemoirs has a colorized version of this photo and says this was the Shenango Works. And it has additional images of the plants.] |
"Before construction of the massive Shenango Sheet and Tin Plate Company was even completed all the tin plate outfits in the area were purchased and merged into the new American Tin Plate Company in December 1898. The company, established by Daniel G. Reid (the “Tin Plate King”), owned numerous sheet plate and tin plants around the country and practically controlled the industry now. Greer and other tin plate executives became very rich when they sold off their assets. George Greer remained onboard as district manager overseeing all the local plants. These included his old plant now known as the New Castle Works, the soon-to-be-completed Shenango Works, and the Sharon (or Farrell) Works to the north. The smaller Johnson Works in New Castle was soon closed down....With the New Castle Works and Shenango Works in full operation New Castle was the largest single producing site of tin plate in the entire world." The mills became part of US Steel. "U.S. Steel reorganized its tin plate assets under the moniker of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company in January 1904. Greer remained in charge of all local plants, including the mill in Sharon, as district manager." The Greer plant closed as a tinplate plant in 1937. During WWII, the city owned the plant and used it for war production. Between 1942 and 1982, the plant made heavy duty steel springs. The Shenango Works produced tinplate until 1940. It was used by ALCOA during WWII. Between 1953 and 1993, it was owned by Rockwell and produced axels for heavy duty trucks. [lcmemoirs]
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