Steel Mill in New Boston

Title

Steel Mill in New Boston

Description

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.

Creator

unknown

Date

January 1955

Contributor

Donated by Charlie Bayless and E.S. (Butch) Stall, JR.

Format

negative

Coverage

New Boston, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library