Name
Weirton Steel
Start Year
1909
End Year
0
Industry Type
Materials
Industry
steel
Company
Weirton Steel Corporation
Site Name
City
Weirton
State/County/Province
West Virginia
Country
united states
Collection
Notes
Founded in 1909 by Ernest T. Weir, the Weirton Steel Corporation merged with Michigan Steel and M.A. Hanna Steel to form the National Steel Corporation in 1929. National Steel ran the plant until 1984 when it switched to an employee-owned enterprise.