Bethlehem Steel

Starting in 1916,Bethlehem Steel provided steady but dangerous work for tens of thousands of men and women at its Sparrows Point and Fairfield sites. Bethehem Steel was a mojor producer of Liberty Ships during World War II and supplied steel in the construction of bridges and high-rise buildings across the U.S. The Sparrows Point mill was the largest steel producer in the world reaching peak production in the 1950s with a workforce of 33,000 people. Following its bankruptcy in 2001, the plant went through four different owners. RG Steel filed for bankruptcy on May 31, 2012, when the 2,100 remaining steelworkers lost their jobs.