Braeburn Alloy Steel, Braeburn Road at Allegheny River, Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County, PA
Summary
Significance: For much of its history Braeburn successfully maintained its share of the specialty steel market without expensive retooling and large outlays of capital for equipment. Much of the original equipment survives at Braeburn, including two Heroult furnaces which date from 1915 and are among the earliest electric-arc furnaces in existence in the United States.
Survey number: HAER PA-254
Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Metcalf, William
Madrid, transmitter
Location
Lower Burrell (Pa.), 40.58492, -79.72098
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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