Question

What do you think the first steel mills in the United States was built and why were they built there

Answer 1

The first steel mill in the United States was set up in Northeast states of Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio as there were closer to coal mines.  

Further Explanation:

Wood charcoal was available throughout eastern states of the US and iron smelters were present closer to the iron ore. During the colonial era, Big iron ores were present in these areas but as time went by, their deposits decreased and eventually vanished. The majority of the Iron ore smelters before the period of 1850 took place near Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York. New Jersey was among the major iron ore district whereas Pennsylvania was rich in deposits of anthracite coal. In the year 1840, George W. Scranton and Seldon T. Scranton moved to Pennsylvania and established an iron forge. Big iron Ore deposits were made around lake superior that was located very far from these coal deposits. These iron ore deposits were transferred to the ports which were present at the Southern great lakes and were more closer to the coal mines of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois.

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Chapter: Steel Mills

Subject: History

Keywords:

Steel Mills, Pennsylvania, United States, Illinois, New York, Ohio, New Jersey, Iron Ore, Steel, Anthracite coal

Answer 2

The first steel mills in the United States were built in the Northeast. There were reasons why they were built there. The Northeast was not well suited for farming. The climate is cold, and the soil is rocky. It is very hard to farm there. As a result, the Northeast was a region with lots of industry, trade, and fishing.