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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYGI_the-lukens-mill-late-1800s_Coatesville-PA.html
A new rolling mill was constructed in 1870 powered by a steam boiler to drive the larger rolls, which were 25" in diameter and 84" in length. The old mill was then converted to Pudding Mill to prepare stick for the new mill.
In 1890, the firm a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY97_the-star-gazers-stone_Coatesville-PA.html
The Star-Gazers' Stone Erected in 1764 by Mason and Dixon in locating the Pennsylvania-Maryland Boundary Line Being 15 miles North thereof and 31 miles due West of Philadelphia. Here they also measured a degree of Latitude on the Earth's surface s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY90_the-lukens-mill-early-1900s_Coatesville-PA.html
In 1891 Lukens installed its first two open hearth furnaces which were then quickly upgraded and complemented by four new 35-tons for a total of six. Lukens poured its first heat of steel on February 25, 1892. In 1899 a 48" Universal mill was adde…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY5W_the-modern-mill_Coatesville-PA.html
In 1927 a new 84" mill was installed, replacing the old 84" mill of the 1870s. It could produce plates as thin as 1/8" and up to 72" wide. Also in 1927, Lukens formed the By-Products Steel Company, a subsidiary established to provide partial fabri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY2H_lukens-executive-office-building_Coatesville-PA.html
Addressing the needs of a growing business, a new office building was constructed on South First Avenue. Groundbreaking took place in 1902 and Lukens Main Office was completed in the fall of 1903. The building proved to be an aesthetic enhancement…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWOT_brandywine-mansion_Coatesville-PA.html
Historic Fleming house, purchased by Moses Coates in 1787. Acquired in 1810 by Jesse Kersey and Isaac Pennock, founders of the Brandywine Iron Works. Occupied 1816-1825 by Pennock's son-in-law, Dr. Charles Lukens, whose widow Rebecca continued and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWOD_ida-ella-ruth-jones_Coatesville-PA.html
African American self-taught artist who depicted life in rural Chester County in the first half of the 20th century. The daughter of a former slave, Jones completed more than 300 works in her 70's and 80's. She worked in watercolor, oil, and penci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9MT_lynching-of-zachariah-walker_Coatesville-PA.html
An African American steelworker, Walker was burned to death by a mob near here on August 13, 1911. He was accused of killing Edgar Rice, a white security guard and a former borough policeman. Fifteen local men and teenage boys were indicted for th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM56U_philadelphia-lancaster-turnpike-road_Coatesville-PA.html
This was the nations first major toll road, built by a private company incorporated 1792 by the state legislature. Completed two years later and praised as the finest highway of its day, the stone-and-gravel turnpike stretched 62 miles. The 35th m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM56T_john-g-parke_Coatesville-PA.html
Born in this vicinity on Sept. 22, 1827, the noted Army Engineer is remembered chiefly for having set the exact boundary between the Oregon Territory and Canada. His survey, begun in 1857, was halted by service in the Civil War and was not complet…