Cambria Iron Company
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Cambria Iron Company is a National Historic Landmark
located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
. The company was founded in 1852 and made many important contributions to the iron and steel industry. William Kelly (inventor)
implemented many of his iron and steel technology advances at this location.
bought the Cambria Steel Company, and sold it to the Bethlehem Steel Company in 1923.
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...
. The company was founded in 1852 and made many important contributions to the iron and steel industry. William Kelly (inventor)
William Kelly (inventor)
William Kelly , born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was an American inventor. Kelly studied metallurgy at the Western University of Pennsylvania. Instead of getting a job as a scientist, Kelly, his brother, and his brother-in-law started a dry goods and commission business, which they called...
implemented many of his iron and steel technology advances at this location.
Name history
The Cambria Iron Works was reorganized in 1898 and renamed the Cambria Steel Company. In 1916, the Midvale Steel and Ordnance CompanyMidvale Steel
Midvale Steel was a succession of steel-making corporations whose flagship plant was the Midvale Steel Works at Nicetown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which operated from 1867 until 1976...
bought the Cambria Steel Company, and sold it to the Bethlehem Steel Company in 1923.