Steel Mill in New Boston
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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
Collection
Citation
unknown, “Steel Mill in New Boston,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed January 12, 2025, https://yourppl.org/history/items/show/31467.