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All the United States Ohio Steubenville Steubenville Steelworkers Memorial

Steubenville Steelworkers Memorial

A larger than life statue of a steelworker keeps watch over a closed steel mill.

Steubenville, Ohio

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This statue stands in a park overlooking the site of a former mill.   rbt45769 / Atlas Obscura User
The heat generated by the furnaces was in the range of 2,500-2,800 degrees Fahrenheit!   rbt45769 / Atlas Obscura User
The restored statue has been across the street from the Steubenville Public Library since 2015.   rbt45769 / Atlas Obscura User
The base of the three ton statue!   rbt45769 / Atlas Obscura User
This plaque tells of the rich history of the area steel mills.   rbt45769 / Atlas Obscura User
The former Weirton Steel Works are being dismantled. (40 degrees 25’ 19.56”N by 80 degrees 35’ 41.64”W)   rbt45769 / Atlas Obscura User
Massive electric and natural gas lines fed energy to the mill. Concrete walls topped with barbed wire kept the curious out!   rbt45769 / Atlas Obscura User
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This memorial shows a heavily clad steelworker sampling molten steel. It was created in 1989 by artist Dimitrios Akis, and moved from its original location near State Route 7 and placed across the street from the Steubenville Library in 2015.

The memorial recalls the prosperous years of the the steel industry during the Second World War and the post-war era. The area's steel industry has been in steady decline since the 1980s. Huge steel works in Steubenville and Weirton, West Virginia have been closed and demolished. 

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The Steubenville steelworkers memorial can be easily reached by exiting State Route 7 from either the north or south direction. The memorial is at corner of State and Slack Streets in town. It is illuminated at night and is open year round.

The Weirton Steel mill is directly across the Ohio River from Steubenville. It can be reached by either of two bridges.  Its address is 1400-1582 Main Street, Weirton, WV 26062. Parts of the old industrial complex are still undergoing demolition. Caution is advised. The site is closed to the public.

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May 18, 2020

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Steubenville Steelworkers Memorial
407 S 4th Street
407 S 4th Street
Steubenville, Ohio, 43952
United States
40.355125, -80.618165
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