RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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farming
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cotton
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steel
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meat-packing
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Detailed explanation-1: -Near the junction of the Allegheny and the Monongahela, Andrew Carnegie would build an empire of steel, transforming Pittsburgh into the biggest industrial powerhouse in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -What Is Pittsburgh Best Known For? The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has long been known for the steel industry since the Gilded Age, thanks to industrialists like Andrew Carnegie and George Westinghouse.
Detailed explanation-3: -The major list of industrialists includes H. J. Heinz, George Westinghouse, Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Mellon, Andrew Mellon, Henry Clay Frick and Philander Knox.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most people recognize one thing about Pittsburgh’s history, that it was known as an industrial hub for coal mining and steel production.