Ghosts of American Steel [PA] [Carrie Furnace] [Abandoned]

Looming over the Monongahela River Southeast of Pittsburgh is an awe inspiring relic of a bygone era in the city’s life. It’s been 45 years since the final piece of iron left the Carrie Furnace, and these rusted husks are nearly all that remains of what was once the largest steel mill in the world, and a critical piece of the region’s former industrial might. The full site of the Homestead Steel Works spanned both sides of the Monongahela, once employing 15,000 people. Like many of the industrial monuments around Pittsburgh, it would eventually fall victim to economics and importation, later becoming a playground for urban explorers and artists. Let’s explore the origin, ending, and the remarkable saving of the Carrie Furnace.
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