The Lehigh Valley Cement Industry - Couverture souple

Front, Carol M; Christopher, Joan M; Fox, Martha Capwell Capwell

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0738538558 ISBN 13 : 9780738538556

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2006

Synopsis

America's portland cement industry began in the Lehigh Valley. The rich deposit of limestone known as the Jacksonburg Formation arcs through the valley from Berks County, Pennsylvania, to Warren County, New Jersey, and today it still provides the raw material for the Lehigh district's famous high-quality portland cement. Cement from the Lehigh Valley built America's skyscrapers, dams, and highways. The Lehigh Valley Cement Industry documents not only the quarries and cement mills but also the dozens of companies that sprang up to supply and support the industry. The photographs also tell the stories of the people who formed the cement communities--the entrepreneurs, executives, engineers, and immigrants whose legacies live on in the five multinational companies still making cement in the valley.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Carol M. Front, coauthor of Allentown, is an industrial photographer and author. Joan Minton Christopher is a writer and works in television production. Martha Capwell Fox, author of Catasauqua and North Catasauqua and Whitehall and Coplay, is a freelance writer and editor. All three authors share an avid interest in local and industrial history.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0738538558
• ISBN 13: 9780738538556
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 128
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• Personne responsable: non disponible