In the background is the steel mill. Founded in 1867, it was the very first American plant designed exclusively for steel production. It was owned by Bethlehem Steel from 1917 until 2001, when the company went bankrupt. ArcelorMittal now runs a smaller steel operation there. Steelton has been declining for decades, if not a century. In 1910, its population was 14,246. By 1940, 13,115. Today, 6,008.
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