Location: Bethlehem, Northampton County
Dates of Operation: 1904 to 2003
Owners: Augustus Wolle and Saucona Iron Company; Bethlehem Iron Company; Bethlehem Steel Company; Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Historical Significance: Bethlehem Steel Corporation was once America’s second largest steel producer, after United States Steel. It was a powerful symbol of American industrial leadership and manufacturing: leading producer of railroad freight cars, large supplier to the shipbuilding industry, and made product for the military and American landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge. Bethlehem Steel Corporation’s demise is often linked to the U.S. economy’s inability to compete with foreign industrial manufacturing.
