- Carrie Furnace
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name = Carrie Furnace
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category =U.S. National Historic Landmark
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image_caption = Carrie Furnace onJanuary 3 ,2007
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country = United States
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state = Pennsylvania
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region = Allegheny
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municipality = Rankin
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lat_d = 40
lat_m = 24
lat_s = 48
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long_d = 79
long_m = 53
long_s = 23
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height_imperial = 92
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established_type = Built
established = 1884
date_type = Closed
date = 1982
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map_caption = Location of Carrie Furnace in Pennsylvania
map_locator = Pennsylvania
map1 = Map of USA PA.svg
map1_caption = Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
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website = http://www.riversofsteel.com
footnotes =Carrie Furnace is a derelict former
blast furnace located along theMonongahela River inRankin, Pennsylvania . It had formed a part of theHomestead Steel Works . The Carrie Furnaces were built in 1884 and they operated until 1982. All that is left of the site are furnaces #6 and #7, which operated from 1907 - 1978cite web| url =http://www.riversofsteel.com/ros.aspx?id=26&h=80&sn=95 | title = "Rivers Of Steel" | accessdate = 2007-09-15| language = English] , along with the hot metal bridge.The site on which it stands may be developed into a historic parklet, the Homestead Works National Park, with Carrie Furnace forming an attraction. A national architectural competition will be held in 2007 to design a museum for the park site dedicated to the memory of
steel inPittsburgh .In November 2006, Carrie Furnaces 6 and 7 won designation as a
National Historic Landmark thanks in part to US Representative Mike Doyle.References
External links
* [http://www.riversofsteel.com/ros.aspx?id=26&h=80&sn=95 Carrie Furnaces]
* [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d4/Carrie_tour.pdf Carrie Furnaces Hard Hat Tour Brochure From September/October 2006]
* [http://www.riversofsteel.com/home.aspx Rivers Of Steel Heritage Area Website]
* [http://quantum-x.ice.org/episodes/carrie-steel-mill-pensylvania/ Carrie Steel Mill Photo Essay + Explorations]
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