Black and white photo negative of the Portsmouth Steel Mill in New Boston with N + W cars in front. After the Burgess Steel Mill in Portsmouth burned in 1898, Levi York re-built his business in New Boston. The new plant was sold to Crucible Steel of America in 1900. It was named Portsmouth Steel Company from 1902 to 1909, and Whitaker-Glessner Company from 1909 to 1920. It became Wheeling Steel Corporation until 1946, and later Detroit Steel.
Sepia tone image of steel mill with homes in foreground. The mill in New Boston was built by Levi D. York after his Burgess Mill in Portsmouth was destroyed by fire in 1898. It was known as the Portsmouth Steel Company from 1902 to 1909. From 1909 to 1920 it was the Whitaker-Glessner Company.
