Rivers of Steel looking for Carrie Blast Furnace Volunteers

Have a Pittsburgh steel story to tell?

April 10, 2012

Carrie Blast Furnace set to start 2012 tour season; looking to expand volunteer base

Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, is looking to expand its volunteer base at the Carrie Blast Furnace complex for the 2012 tour guide season. The National Historic Landmark is managed by the steel heritage nonprofit and has been getting a lot of attention in recent months, from appearing on Travel Channel’s “Off Limits” and PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow” to being utilized as a backdrop for music videos and movies.

The only steel site of its kind open to tourists in the Pittsburgh region, the century-old furnace complex was the heart and soul of the US Steel Homestead Works. A tour takes visitors through the whole steel-making process including the Ore Yard, the Car Dumper, the Torpedo Car, the Blowing Engine House, the Hot Stoves and finally the cast house surrounding Carrie Furnace No. 6. Included on the site is the famous “Deer Head” sculpture, an homage to the years of shut down the site has endured since the mid-80s.

Rivers of Steel is looking for volunteers with a connection to Pittsburgh’s steel industry and/or heritage who can not only can interpret our region’s steel story and learn to interpret the Carrie Blast Furnace site but can also share vignettes of their own steel-related experiences. Those interested can attend an informational meeting at 2:30 PM and 5:15 PM Friday April 13 at The Bost Building, 623 E. 8th Ave., Homestead, Pa. For more information, contact Sherris Moreira at 412.464.4020, ext. 46 or email smoreira@riversofsteel.com

The Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area is managed by the nonprofit Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation (RSHC) in partnership with the National Park Service and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. RSHC works with communities throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania to identify, conserve, promote and interpret the cultural, historic, recreational and other resources associated with steel-related industries. The goal of Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area is to use these resources to encourage community revitalization through cultural tourism, historic preservation, natural and recreational resource development. Rivers of Steel National Heritage area encompasses Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties. For more information visit www.riversofsteel.com


Contact: Sherris Moreira
Director of Marketing
412.464.4020, ext. 46
smoreira@riversofsteel.com
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