Baltimore Chrome Works

Baltimore Chrome Works was a chromium ore refinery with the headquarter and main factory located at Fells Point, Baltimore, USA. Isaac Tyson started mining chromite in the area around Baltimore in 1813 and built the Baltimore Chrome Works at Fells Point in 1845. The Baltimore Chrome Works became part of Allied Chemical and the factory at Fells Point operated until 1985 when it was closed down. The full remediation took until 2000.[1]

References

  1. ^ Greff, Jacqueline (2005). Fell's Point. Arcadia Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 9780738518459. http://books.google.de/books?id=sUaeX3f4fLgC&pg=PA42.