Harbison-Walker Refractory Co.
Describe Harbison-Walker here.
East Chicago
East Chicago, IL
1 Shipment
on IHB (NYC Kankakee Line), plant sold to Resco Products Inc. and remains
in operation
Ensley
Ensley, AL
1 Shipment
on Birmingham Southern (originally TC&I) at jct. SOU, now Birmingham
Terminal. still on google maps, closed last November
No. 8 Works
Woodland, PA (Mineral Spring)
10 Shipments
tyrone & clearfield rr/clearfield branch
Mount Union
Mount Union, PA
8 Shipments
Tagged on Google maps.
Retort Works
Retort, PA
19 Shipments
Totally erased.
Lower Works
Woodland, PA
4 Shipments
tyrone & clearfield rr/clearfield branch
Barrett Works
Woodland, PA (Barrett)
14 Shipments
Building still stands. tyrone & clearfield rr/clearfield branch
References and Further Reading
- https://www.company-histories.com/HarbisonWalker-Refractories-Company-Company-History.html
- https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3AUS-QQS-MSS7/viewer
- https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35128000446300&view=1up&seq=1
- https://www.rescoproducts.com/
- https://semspub.epa.gov/work/05/320243.pdf
- https://books.google.com/books?id=TjTnAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA185&lpg=PA185
- https://thinkhwi.com/harbisonwalker-international-fairfield-alabama-plant/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Southern_Railroad
- https://www.livingplaces.com/PA/Huntingdon_County/Mount_Union_Borough/Mount_Union_Historic_District.html
- http://data.cei.psu.edu/pennpilot/era1940/centre_1938/centre_1938_photos_jpg_200/centre_101138_aqg_23_55.jpg
- https://digital.libraries.psu.edu/digital/collection/psuphoto/id/223/
- http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/1picts/wall/chapter-11.htm
- http://data.cei.psu.edu/pennpilot/era1940/clearfield_1939/clearfield_1939_photos_jpg_200/clearfield_052141_app_123_12.jpg