Gary Works
1906 - Operational
Overview
United States Steel built this integrated mill on the southern shore of Lake Michigan and founded the city of Gary, Indiana, around it, naming it after chairman Elbert Gary. It remains one of the largest integrated steelworks in North America, fed by Great Lakes ore boats.
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