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'''Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company''' is a descendant of [[Sloss Iron & Steel Company]]. The company name was changed in 1902 following the acquisition of the blast furnace plants and coal and iron ore reserves of the [[Sheffield Iron Company]]. | '''Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company''' is a descendant of [[Sloss Iron & Steel Company]]. The company name was changed in [[1902]] following the acquisition of the blast furnace plants and coal and iron ore reserves of the [[Sheffield Iron Company]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The [[Sloss Furnace Company]] was started in 1881 by [[Colonel James Withers Sloss]] to capitalize on the unusual coincidence of coal, iron ore, limestone, and water in the [[Birmingham District]]. | The [[Sloss Furnace Company]] was started in [[1881]] by [[Colonel James Withers Sloss]] to capitalize on the unusual coincidence of coal, iron ore, limestone, and water in the [[Birmingham District]]. Colonel Sloss had been active in the creation of the [[South & North Alabama]] railroad and thus knew of the mineral deposits in the area where that railroad crossed the [[Alabama Great Southern]]. It was this crossing that had determined the location of the city of [[Birmingham]] when it was chartered in [[1871]]. | ||
Construction was begun on the North Birmingham By Products Coke Oven Plant in 1918 | The first furnace began making iron along [[1st Avenue North]] in [[1882]]. A second furnace was placed on blast in [[1883]]. Colonel Sloss sold the company in 1885 and it was renamed Sloss Iron & Steel Company. Upon the purchase of Sheffield Iron Company, the company name was changed again to Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company. Despite their names, none of the Sloss companies were ever to make steel. | ||
In [[1917]] the company acquired blast furnaces at [[Gadsden]], iron ore mines in [[Jefferson County|Jefferson]] and [[Etowah County|Etowah]] counties and coal properties in Jefferson and [[Tuscaloosa County|Tuscaloosa]] counties from the [[Alabama Company]]. Construction was begun on the North Birmingham By Products Coke Oven Plant in [[1918]], and the first coke was produced in [[1920]]. [[Slag Wool]] manufacturing began in [[1947]] at the [[North Birmingham]] location. In [[1952]] Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company merged with [[U.S. Pipe]] and Foundry Company. | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://www.sloss.com/ Sloss Industries] | * [http://www.sloss.com/ Sloss Industries] | ||
Revision as of 17:14, 21 March 2006
Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company is a descendant of Sloss Iron & Steel Company. The company name was changed in 1902 following the acquisition of the blast furnace plants and coal and iron ore reserves of the Sheffield Iron Company.
History
The Sloss Furnace Company was started in 1881 by Colonel James Withers Sloss to capitalize on the unusual coincidence of coal, iron ore, limestone, and water in the Birmingham District. Colonel Sloss had been active in the creation of the South & North Alabama railroad and thus knew of the mineral deposits in the area where that railroad crossed the Alabama Great Southern. It was this crossing that had determined the location of the city of Birmingham when it was chartered in 1871.
The first furnace began making iron along 1st Avenue North in 1882. A second furnace was placed on blast in 1883. Colonel Sloss sold the company in 1885 and it was renamed Sloss Iron & Steel Company. Upon the purchase of Sheffield Iron Company, the company name was changed again to Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company. Despite their names, none of the Sloss companies were ever to make steel.
In 1917 the company acquired blast furnaces at Gadsden, iron ore mines in Jefferson and Etowah counties and coal properties in Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties from the Alabama Company. Construction was begun on the North Birmingham By Products Coke Oven Plant in 1918, and the first coke was produced in 1920. Slag Wool manufacturing began in 1947 at the North Birmingham location. In 1952 Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company merged with U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company.