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	Cambria Iron Company
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Pennsylvania state historical marker
	Blacksmith Shop in 1958
Nearest city	Johnstown, PA
Area	482 acres (195 ha)
Architect	Cambria Iron Co., et al.
NRHP reference No.	89001101
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1989
Designated NHL	June 22, 1989
Designated PHMC	March 04, 1947

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Cambria Iron Company is a former company, and also is the name of a National Historic Landmark located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1852 and made many important contributions to the iron and steel industry. William Kelly (inventor) implemented many of his iron and steel technology advances at this location. The company later became the Cambria Steel Co.

A number of works by the firm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]^[4]

Name history

The Cambria Iron Works was reorganized in 1898 and renamed the Cambria Steel Company. In 1916, the Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company bought the Cambria Steel Company, and sold it to the Bethlehem Steel Company in 1923.^[5]

National Historic Landmark summary

According to the NHL summary, "The Cambria Iron Works closed in 1992. In 2001, the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority acquired three key structures within the complex (the Blacksmith Shop, the Machine Shop, and the adjacent Carpenter Shop) from the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, in order to return the buildings to a viable industrial, commercial, and tourist site under a mixed-use conceptual plan."^[3]

Works

Works include (with variations in attribution):

Bell Bridge, county road over Niobrara River, 11.9 miles (19.2 km) northeast of Valentine, Nebraska (Cambria Steel Co.), NRHP-listed^[1]
Boone River Bridge, Buchanan Avenume over Boone River, Goldfield, Iowa (Cambria Steel Company), NRHP-listed^[1]
Borman Bridge, county road over Niobrara River, 2.3 miles (3.7 km) southeast of Valentine, Nebraska (Cambria Steel Co.), NRHP-listed^[1]
Cambria Iron Company, along Conemaugh River in the vicinity of Johnstown, Pennsylvania (Cambria Iron Co.), NRHP-listed^[1]
Eldorado Bridge, State Street over Turkey River, Eldorado, Iowa (Cambria Steel Co.), NRHP-listed^[1]
Johnstown Inclined Railway, Johns Street and Edgehill Drive, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (Cambria Iron Co.), NRHP-listed^[1]
Neligh Mill Bridge, Elm Street over Elkhorn River, Neligh, Nebraska (Cambria/Lackawanna Steel Cos.), NRHP-listed^[1]
North Loup Bridge, county road over North Loup River, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of North Loup, Nebraska (Cambria & Lackawanna Steel Cos.), NRHP-listed^[1]
Republican River Bridge, county road over Republican River, 1 mile (1.6 km) east and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Riverton, Nebraska (Cambria Steel Co.), NRHP-listed^[1]
Willow Creek Bridge, county road over Willow Creek, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of Foster, Nebraska (Cambria Steel Co.), NRHP-listed^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Cambria Iron Company". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
^ Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
^ "History of Steelmaking in Johnstown". Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center website. Johnstown Area Heritage Association. Archived from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

History of the Steel Industry in Johnstown
Lists of National Historic Landmarks
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-109, "Cambria Iron Company"
HAER No. PA-109-A, "Cambria Iron Company, Blacksmith Shop"
HAER No. PA-109-B, "Cambria Iron Company, Pattern Shop"
HAER No. PA-109-C, "Cambria Iron Company, Rolling Mill Office"
HAER No. PA-109-D, "Cambria Iron Company, Car Shop"
HAER No. PA-109-E, "Cambria Iron Company, Foundry"
HAER No. PA-109-F, "Cambria Iron Company, Blast Furnaces No. 5 & 6"
HAER No. PA-109-G, "Cambria Iron Company, Merchant Mill"
HAER No. PA-109-H, "Cambria Iron Company, Blast Furnaces No. 5 & 6 Blowing Engine House"
HAER No. PA-109-I, "Cambria Iron Company, Blast Furnaces No. 1-4 Blowing Engine House"

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[nris-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[phmcdatabase-2] "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 19, 2013.

[nhlsum-3] "Cambria Iron Company". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-07-02.

[4] Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS

[Johnstown-5] "History of Steelmaking in Johnstown". Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center website. Johnstown Area Heritage Association. Archived from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 ==Name history==
-The Cambria Iron Works was reorganized in 1898 and renamed the Cambria Steel Company. In 1916, the [[Midvale Steel|Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company]] bought the Cambria Steel Company, and sold it to the [[Bethlehem Steel Company]] in 1923.<ref name='Johnstown'>{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jaha.org%2FDiscoveryCenter%2Fsteel.html&date=2010-01-09 |title=History of Steelmaking in Johnstown |accessdate=2010-01-09 |work=Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center website |publisher=Johnstown Area Heritage Association |archivedate=2010-01-09|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5mexvukpc}}</ref>
+The Cambria Iron Works was reorganized in 1898 and renamed the Cambria Steel Company. In 1916, the [[Midvale Steel|Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company]] bought the Cambria Steel Company, and sold it to the [[Bethlehem Steel Company]] in 1923.<ref name='Johnstown'>{{cite web|url=http://www.jaha.org/DiscoveryCenter/steel.html |title=History of Steelmaking in Johnstown |accessdate=2010-01-09 |work=Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center website |publisher=Johnstown Area Heritage Association |archivedate=January 9, 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5mexvukpc |deadurl=unfit }}</ref>
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