Download or read book Iron Valley written by Clayton J. Ruminski and published by Trillium. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Development and struggle, 1802-1840 -- Brier Hill coal and "merchantable" pig iron, 1840-1856 -- Railroads, coal, iron, and war, 1856-1865 -- Expansion and depression, 1865-1879 -- The pressure of steel, 1879-1894 -- Steel, consolidation, and the fall of iron, 1894-1913