Wheeling Steel Corporation

June 21, 1920: Wheeling Steel Created

One June 21, 1920, the LaBelle Iron Works, Whitaker-Glessner, and Wheeling Steel & Iron Works combined to form the Wheeling Steel Corporation.With some…

Continue Reading Take Me to More News

April 28, 1924: 119 Miners Die in Benwood Mine Explosion

A little after 7 a.m. on April 28, 1924, miners at Benwood in Marshall County were preparing their work areas for their daily shift. One miner approached…

Continue Reading Take Me to More News

Wheeling Steel Created: June 21, 1920

One June 21, 1920, the LaBelle Iron Works, Whitaker-Glessner, and Wheeling Steel & Iron Works combined to form the Wheeling Steel Corporation.With some…

Continue Reading Take Me to More News

More West Virginia News