Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Steel fabricator in Braddock, PennsylvaniaWikipedia
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Sep 2, 2026
Elizabeth OrtelNARRATOR
Western Pennsylvania's industrial roots date to the colonial times, when the first coal mine opened in 1760.
Elizabeth OrtelNARRATOR
A little more than a century later, Andrew Carnegie began mass producing steel at the Edgar Thompson Works, just outside Pittsburgh.
Elizabeth OrtelNARRATOR
A decade after that, the Westinghouse Electric Company was founded in the city and began making the equipment that would wire the nation.
Elizabeth OrtelNARRATOR
Heavy industry made western Pennsylvania prosperous for much of the 20th century, but as the steel mills went quiet in the 1980s and manufacturing moved overseas, Pittsburgh's fortunes declined.
Elizabeth OrtelNARRATOR
Western Pennsylvania's industrial roots date to the colonial times, when the first coal mine opened in 1760.
Elizabeth OrtelNARRATOR
A little more than a century later, Andrew Carnegie began mass producing steel at the Edgar Thompson Works, just outside Pittsburgh.
Elizabeth OrtelNARRATOR
A decade after that, the Westinghouse Electric Company was founded in the city and began making the equipment that would wire the nation.
Elizabeth OrtelNARRATOR
Heavy industry made western Pennsylvania prosperous for much of the 20th century, but as the steel mills went quiet in the 1980s and manufacturing moved overseas, Pittsburgh's fortunes declined.