Homestead Steel Works

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:steel
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Henry_Clay_Frick
gptkbp:area 100 acres
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Andrew_Carnegie
gptkbp:capacity 1.5 million tons per year
gptkbp:closed gptkb:1986
gptkbp:closure_type economic decline
gptkbp:community_impact gptkb:economic_development
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Bethlehem_Steel
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of industrial America
gptkbp:current_status abandoned site
gptkbp:defeated 2000s
gptkbp:development thousands of workers
gptkbp:economic_impact steel production in the U. S.
gptkbp:environmental_impact pollution
gptkbp:exhibition steel industry history
gptkbp:famous_event Labor Day Parade
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Homestead_Strike_of_1892
gptkbp:famous_strike_aftermath decline of union power
gptkbp:famous_strike_commemoration annual events in Homestead.
gptkbp:famous_strike_event battle between workers and Pinkertons
gptkbp:famous_strike_historical_significance turning point in labor relations
gptkbp:famous_strike_impact national attention on labor rights
gptkbp:famous_strike_leader gptkb:Eugene_V._Debs
gptkbp:famous_strike_legacy inspiration for future labor movements
gptkbp:famous_strike_location gptkb:Homestead,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:famous_strike_outcome union recognition
gptkbp:famous_strike_result increased tensions between labor and management
gptkbp:famous_strike_year 1892
gptkbp:historical_significance labor history
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:historical_landmark
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Homestead Steel Works
gptkbp:influenced labor laws
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:American_labor_movement
gptkbp:location gptkb:Homestead,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:notable_products Bessemer steel
gptkbp:opened 1881
1990s (limited operations)
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Carnegie_Steel_Company
gptkbp:preservation_efforts local historical society
gptkbp:produces mass production
gptkbp:product gptkb:steel
gptkbp:rail_access gptkb:Pittsburgh_and_Lake_Erie_Railroad
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Homestead_Strike
gptkbp:successor gptkb:LTV_Steel_Company
gptkbp:technology open hearth furnace
gptkbp:type integrated steel mill
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carnegie_Steel_Company
gptkb:Homestead,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5