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Siberian Iron Works

Armstrong County · dedicated 2021 · 3rd St. (PA 66) & Market St., Leechburg

Established by William Rogers and T.J. Burchfield in 1872, the company was one of the first in the nation to produce black plate and tin plate. The Works entered a market dominated by imports from England and Wales and attracted skilled labor from there. It supplied domestic and exported tin for cookware, canning and roofing. In 1874, the Works was the first to power its operation with natural gas instead of coal. The mill operated here until 1931.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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