Pittsburgh is known as the Steel City.
Today's Blog Post is about Chapter 1 of the Book "Regional States of the United States and Canada" by Stephen Birdsall. The book talks about Resource Abundance and Resource Dependence. The United States is the leading export for wheat, corn, rice and coal.
Let's talk a little more about America's Steel town. The Steel Mills on the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers are no longer there. However, Pittsburgh still is the place for 25% of America's Steel Providers.
NPR did a story about the closing of the steel mills, but the report tells listeners that the Industry is still alive.
"It was like going to a funeral," One man said of the Steel Mills closing.
Check out their story here.
University of Pittsburgh has a huge collection of historical Pittsburgh -- including pictures of the old steel mill.
Here's a video of Steel being made right here in Pittsburgh! In this video, iron is turned into steel. Up to 250 tons of Steel can be made in less than 45 minutes.
Interested in buying the book about the book we'll be discussing in this blog? Here it is on Amazon.
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