Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area is a National Heritage Area located in southwestern Pennsylvania that focuses on the celebration, promotion, and interpretation of the steel making heritage of the region centered on Pittsburgh. The area includes the valleys of the Monongahela, Ohio, and lower Allegheny rivers. Rivers of Steel develops cultural, historical, and recreational resources in western Pennsylvania at destinations such as Pinkerton's Landing, Carrie Blast Furnaces Nos. 6 and 7, the Bost Building, the pump house at the former US Steel Homestead Works, and the W.A. Young Foundry and Machine Shop at Rices Landing. Rivers of Steel offers to the public a variety of informative tours and events to share the evolution of the region from rough colonial settlement to "Big Steel" and the modern era.

Address: Rivers of Steel, 623 E. Eighth Avenue, Homestead, PA 15120, Phone: 412-464-4020

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