Lackawanna Iron & Coal Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:company
|
| gptkbp:ceased_operations |
1902
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1840
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Scranton_family
|
| gptkbp:industry |
iron and steel
|
| gptkbp:keyPerson |
gptkb:Joseph_H._Scranton
gptkb:George_W._Scranton gptkb:William_Henry gptkb:Selden_T._Scranton |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Scranton,_Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:mergedInto |
gptkb:Lackawanna_Steel_Company
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Relocated operations to Buffalo, New York in 1902
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
First T-rail rolled in America
|
| gptkbp:notableProduct |
railroad rails
|
| gptkbp:numberOfEmployees |
thousands (at peak)
|
| gptkbp:parentCompany |
None
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Helped establish Scranton as an industrial center
Pioneered iron rail production in the U.S. |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Lackawanna_Steel_Company
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:George_W._Scranton
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lackawanna Iron & Coal Company
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