Bessemer steel works at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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The Bessemer steel works at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was a 19th-century industrial plant that produced steel using the Bessemer process, contributing to the rapid expansion of American railroads and heavy industry.
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| Bessemer steel works at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
19th-century industrial plant
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industrial facility ⓘ steel plant ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American railroad expansion
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industrialization in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| economicImpact | supported regional railroad and industrial development ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Second Industrial Revolution
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surface form:
Second Industrial Revolution in the United States
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| industry | steelmaking ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| method | air-blown decarburization of molten iron ⓘ |
| outputUse |
heavy industrial equipment
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railroad tracks ⓘ |
| processType | mass-production steelmaking ⓘ |
| product |
rail steel
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steel ⓘ |
| rawMaterial | pig iron ⓘ |
| region |
Northeastern United States
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surface form:
American Northeast
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| role | regional center of steel production ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the growth of American heavy industry
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contributed to the rapid expansion of American railroads ⓘ |
| technology | converter-based steelmaking ⓘ |
| usedProcess | Bessemer process ⓘ |
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