Origins of Republic Steel
Postcard of the Empire Steel Plant.
Empire Iron & Steel Company was organized in 1902 by Wade A. Taylor, Charles S. Thomas and John O'Dea.
It was located on the south bank of the Mahoning River east of the Lisbon branch of the Erie RR. It was sold to Jonathan Warner & Associates in 1905
Picture of the Empire Mill.
A photo of the crew at the Empire Steel Mill circa 1920's.
The 1908 Empire Steel roofing crew with their vice president W. H. Ward.
The Empire Iron & Steel Co. located in Niles, Ohio.
Interior view of Empire Steel, 1905.
Interior view of Empire Steel, 1905.
Interior view of Empire Steel, 1905.
Interior view of Empire Steel, 1905.
Interior view of Empire Steel, 1905.
1913 Flood
Pictured is the DeForest Steel mill in 1916.
Niles Daily News March 29, 1909
Niles Daily News May 5, 1909
Workers laying the paver bricks on North Main Street with the DeForest guard house in the background.
Taken on June 28, 1920, this is a view of the preparation work on the foundation for the No. 2 sheet mill.
The Republic Steel Niles Works. The foundation for the machine shop from a northeast view.
The foundation for the brick shop from a northwest view.
This is the general view of Sheet Mill No. 2 upon completion.
View from the east of the construction of Sheet Mill No. 2.
This is showing a section of the 42" sewer laid.
This is the excavation for the pumphouse foundation.
This is a view of the pump house on Mosquito Creek.
This is a view of Sheet Mill #2, a general view of storage and shipping bay
This is a view of the Sheet Mill #2, an interior view of the annealing furnace.
This is a view of the Hot Mill #2.
This is a view of the Galvanizing Dept.-Galvanizing Machine.
This is a view of the interior of the Galvanizing Plant.
Taken on May 7, 1920, this is a view of the Bunk Houses from the west side.
This is the hospital, time office and police station under construction. Taken Dec. 20, 1920.
Niles Republic Steel Plant's four stand, cold-roll, tandem mill. It was on this mill that the first cold roll strip template was rolled in 1937. Cold roll steel strip of any gauge was rolled after tin plate had been discontinued.
This is a view of the interior of the Galvanizing Plant.
Aftermath of the 1985 tornado destruction of the Niles Republic Steel plant on North Main Street.
