Museum Name: Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
Schedule: Monday - Saturday 11-4
Established: 1996
Address: The Bost Building, 623 East 8th Avenue, Homestead, PA
Phone Number: 412-464-4020
Fax Number: 412-464-4417
Email: info@riversofsteel.com
Director: Augie Carlino, President and CEO
Website: http://www.riversofsteel.com
Focus: Once the steelmaking capital of the world, Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area preserves, conserves and interprets the cultural and industrial heritage of southwestern Pennsylvania.
Ages: 10 and up
Costs: Donations Accepted

Major Exhibits
Restored rooms used by union leaders during one of the nation's most dramatic labor conflict the 1892 Battle of Homestead a permanent exhibit

Exhibits of 06
Masters of Their Domain: Little Steel 1750-Present Using an interactive computer mapping program, visitor can search the region to discover what mills used to stand near the Point, Heinz Field, the Strip District and their own homes! A walk through model of the Ohio, Allehgy and Monongahela Rivers reveals the hundreds of mills that served the region.

Class Trip Programs
Might, Mills and Manpower: using interactive demonstrations and discussions the program discusses Andrew Carnegie and his rise to the titan of industry; the dramatic Battle of Homestead its causes and effects; the process of smelting iron; a hands-on experience with steelworkers clothing; a visit to the Pump House and Water Tower, the site of the 1892 Battle of Homestead, where students what a pump house did and why it was important.

Class Trip Pricing
Group pricing available