1918 Marine Dept. Shipbuilders & Engineer Sparrow’s Point MD Brass Sign

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Just in..  24″ long …American History

Steel was first made at Sparrow’s Point in 1889, by the Pennsylvania Steel Company. By the mid-20th century, the Sparrow’s Point plant was the world’s largest steel mill, stretching 4 miles (6.4 km) from end to end and employing tens of thousands of workers. It used the traditional open hearth steelmaking method to produce ingots, a labor- and energy-intensive process.

Bethlehem Steel purchased the mill in 1916. The mill’s steel ended up as girders in the Golden Gate Bridge and in cables for the George Washington Bridge, and was a vital part of war production during WWI and WWII The mill was serviced by four railroads: the Western Maryland, Pennsylvania ; B&O; and yard work was done by the Patapsco & Back River Railroad.

Will need to be polished or just display as is………..

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