the steel mills closed in youngstown ohio on september 19, 1977.
the steel mills closed in youngstown ohio on september 19, 1977.
when did the steel mills closed in youngstown ohio?
september 19 , 1977
the local steel industry declined during the 1970s steel crisis. a notable plant closure occurred on september 19, 1977, when youngstown sheet and tube abruptly closed its campbell works and furloughed 5,000 workers. today the area produces little steel, and is home to many scrap metal yards and aluminum plants. a 2009 documentary titled "steel valley: meltdown" describes "the past, present and future of the mahoning valley" through the eyes of local experts, including one local organizer who stated, "we are the first generation completely removed from the days when steel mills were active."
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after retiring as a baseball player, hogan settled in youngstown and went into business. at some point, sam wright, then sports editor of "the youngstown daily vindicator", encouraged him to manage the city's baseball team. in 1902, hogan was hired as manager of the youngstown ohio works, an independent ball club sponsored by joseph a. mcdonald, superintendent of the ohio works of the carnegie steel company. the club did not immediately become associated with an independent league, however. on april 5, 1902, "sporting life" noted that hogan represented the youngstown club at a poorly attended meeting of the western association, a short-lived independent league based in cleveland. "marty hogan arrived at noon and wanted a franchise for youngstown", the paper reported, "but zanesville, springfield and south bend, who had asked to be admitted to membership, had no representatives present". then, in january 1904, "sporting life" reported that hogan had "declined the proposition to put a central league into youngstown". in may 1905, however, the youngstown club was one of eleven teams to join the protective association of independent clubs, which formed the basis of the class c division ohio–pennsylvania league. ultimately, the league trimmed down to eight teams from the following cities: akron, ohio; homestead, pennsylvania; lancaster, pennsylvania; newark, ohio; niles, ohio; sharon, pennsylvania; youngstown, and zanesville, ohio. that september, the youngstown ohio works won the league championship, although sources disagree on the team's final record. as baseball researcher john zajc writes: ""the reach guide" (1906) credits youngstown with an 84–32 won-lost record where the "spalding guide" of the same year lists a 90–35 record. the "encyclopedia of minor league baseball" (1993) tells a third story, giving youngstown an 88–35 mark".
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