John H. Kopmeier (Author)
Between 1845 and 1930 the iron and steel industries of southeastern Wisconsin were born, grew, and died. Although little trace of these companies remains, they were once huge complexes: three mines, three blast furnaces, a coke plant, and a lime works in Mayville; and three blast furnaces, a rolling mill, and a steel mill in Milwaukee. The price of pig iron, changes in railroad rail composition to steel, and consolidation within the iron and steel industry conspired to put an end to these fabulous factories. While the plants are long gone, they left their mark on both communities, and in Milwaukee, started a plethora of businesses using iron and steel in the manufacture of products from compressors to cranes. This industrial chronicle is highly detailed and complex. Paintings, prints, works of decorative art, and ephemera give visual form to a rich Wisconsin.
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