Joliet Iron and Steel Company

Joliet Iron and Steel Company was a steel manufacturer located in Joliet, Illinois.

The Union Coal, Iron and Transportation Company was founded in 1869. In 1873, it was reorganized into the Joliet Iron and Steel Company.[1][2] In 1889 the company became part of Illinois Steel Company.[3]

The Joliet Works of Illinois Steel ceased operations in 1932.[3]

References

  1. ^ Huebner, Jeff (2001). Murals : the great walls of Joliet. Urbana: University of Illinois Press for the Friends of Community Public Art. p. 72. ISBN 0252069579. http://books.google.com/books?id=GQV4qKcpHXcC&pg=PA72&lpg=PA72&dq=%22Joliet+Iron+and+Steel+Company%22&source=bl&ots=6lusjV4LL_&sig=lCpbRsfNvkGdr3FwoIM2ElPBb-Y&hl=en&ei=NCobTuCTL8S20AHzk6mWBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Joliet%20Iron%20and%20Steel%20Company%22&f=false. Retrieved July 11, 2011. 
  2. ^ Belden, David A. (2008). Joliet. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 9780738551951. http://books.google.com/books?id=5uZkYiwilSgC&lpg=PA39&ots=ZQz6ADt2XF&dq=%22Joliet%20Iron%20and%20Steel%20Company%22&pg=PA40#v=onepage&q=%22Joliet%20Iron%20and%20Steel%20Company%22&f=false. Retrieved July 11, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "RC 291 - “The Mixer” Newsletter, Joliet Works, Illinois Steel Company". Regional History Center.