Homestead Steel Works

Homestead Steel Works, located in Homestead, Pennsylvania, was originally a rival of the steel company, Carnegie Steel, founded by Andrew Carnegie (an immigrant of Scotland). Carnegie Steel eventually bought Homestead Steel Works, which was an extensive plant served by tributary coal and iron fields, a railway 425 miles (684 km) long, and a line of lake steamships. Although Carnegie is recognised as a philanthropist and built a library at Homeste... more

Homestead Steel Works, located in Homestead, Pennsylvania, was originally a rival of the steel company, Carnegie Steel, founded by Andrew Carnegie (an immigrant of Scotland). Carnegie Steel eventually bought Homestead Steel Works, which was an extensive plant served by tributary coal and iron fields, a railway 425 miles (684 km) long, and a line of lake steamships. Although Carnegie is recognised as a philanthropist and built a library at Homestead, there was a bitter strike at the plant in 1892. Carnegie sold his operations to U.S. Steel which closed the plant in 1986. A few remnants of the steel works were not destroyed. Today the land is home to The Waterfront shopping center and Sandcastle Waterpark. less