Carrie Furnaces

As I think of the Mayville Iron Works, and its two blast furnaces and coke plant which were  demolished not long after that iron works closed in 1928, I'm grateful for this amazing site  which still stands.    Here are the Carrie Furnaces outside of Pittsburgh, with  two 200 feet high blast furnaces, hot blast stoves and beautiful smokestack.  The furnaces were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006.  The hope is that the furnaces will become a  National Historic Park. Thanks to  Shaun O'Boyle for this moving photo from the other side of the Monongahela  River. 

The Carrie Furnaces, outside of Pittsburgh along the "Mon"  River, still stand. These two blast furnaces  supplied   Pittsburgh with iron for its steel production.  They are a monument to the story of  steel production late 19th and early 20th century.   Credit: Shaun O'Boyle

Shaun O'Boyle says this about the Carrie Furnaces:

The Carrie Furnaces [which are the subject of the Shaun O'Boyle photos]  supplied the Homestead mills with iron from its 200 foot high blast furnaces. The molten pig iron would be transported across the river to the Homestead Works via the hot metal bridge in cigar shaped brick lined rail cars. From there the molten iron would be transferred to giant two story high ladles and poured into the open hearth furnaces. The Furnaces were charged with limestone and other ingredients to make the final product, Steel. The story of Rankin and Homestead is a long complex story, it covers over 100 years of history and growth. 

From Shaun O'Boyle "Big Steel" photo project in his Portraits of Place Blog