Carnegie Steel Company

Andrew Carnegie constructed a profitable steel mill at Braddock, Pennsylvania in the mid-1870s. The profits made by the J. Edgar Thomson Works were sufficiently great enough to permit Mr. Carnegie and a number of his associates to purchase other nearby steel mills. In 1892, he formed the Carnegie Steel Company to manage their business. The new office building was fifteen stories high, and to display the use of steel in its construction, it was left uncovered for a full year. Located in Pittsburgh, the building stood for 57 years, 1895—1952. Demolition of the Carnegie Building commenced on March 1, 1952.

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Andrew Carnegie - Steel mill - Braddock, Pennsylvania - J. Edgar Thomson Works - 1892 - Pittsburgh - 1895 - 1952 - March 1

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Eight steel mills were in the Carnegie Steel Company when it was sold to the United States Steel Company in 1901. U. S. Steel was a conglomerate with subsidiary companies. The name of the subsidiary underwent a change of its name about 1936; it became the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company.

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United States Steel Company - 1901 - 1936

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