Lukens Steel Historical Timeline
During the many decades that have passed since the establishment of the Brandywine Iron Works & Nail Factory — the business that evolved into the Lukens Steel Company, and is today Cleveland-Cliffs — numerous historical milestones of the American iron and steel industry have been reached and recorded. Indeed, the plant's long history not only parallels that of the nation, but reflects the ambitions, struggles and accomplishments of successive generations in the continuing growth and development of the United States.