Name: J&L Steel Company (view items)
Industry type: Materials
Industry: Steel
Country: United States
State/County/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Pittsburgh
Start year: 1853
End year: 1984
Company: Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
Notes: J&L traced its history back to a partnership between the Jones and Lauth families. The Lauth family was bought-out by the Laughlin family early on. In 1900 J&L was the second largest steel producer in the United States, dropping to fourth largest with the large merges that produced US Steel, Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel. The company was acquired by LTV Corporation in 1968 and was dissolved in 1984 when its assets were merged with Republic Steel.
Wollman, David H.
1999 Portraits in Steel: An Illustrated History of Jones
and Laughlin Corporation. Kent State University
Press.