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County: Greenup

A First in Steel

Marker Number: 

214

Location: 

US 23 at Boyd Co. Line

World's first continuous steel sheet rolling mill put into operation here, 1923. Conceived by John B. Titus and built by Armco, process rated as one of the great inventions in human history. In 1953 hot-strip mill replaced first continuous mill.

Dedicated May 2, 1964.

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