Lackawanna Steel Company

Lackawanna Steel Company
Company type	Public
Industry	steel manufacturing, railroads, coal mining
Founded	1840
Founder	George W. Scranton; Seldon T. Scranton; William Henry;
Defunct	1922 purchased; 1982 ceased operation
Headquarters	Scranton, Pennsylvania (1840–1902); Lackawanna, New York (1902–1982)
Area served	United States
Key people	William Walker Scranton; Joseph H. Scranton; Moses Taylor; William Liston Brown; Daniel W. Broadbent;
Products	Steel, coke
Services	Rail transport
Parent	Bethlehem Steel after 1922
Subsidiaries	Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad

The Lackawanna Steel Company was an American steel manufacturing company that existed as an independent company from 1840 to 1922, and as a subsidiary of the Bethlehem Steel company from 1922 to 1983. Founded by the Scranton family, it was once the second-largest steel company in the world (and the largest company outside the U.S. Steel trust).^[1] Scranton, Pennsylvania, developed around the company's original location.^[2] When the company moved to a suburb of Buffalo, New York, in 1902, it stimulated the founding of the city of Lackawanna.^[3]

^ "New Steel Plant Started", The New York Times, December 24, 1902.
^ Federal Writer's Project, Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State, 1940.
^ Goldman, High Hopes: The Rise and Decline of Buffalo, New York, 1984.

[NewSteel-1] "New Steel Plant Started", The New York Times, December 24, 1902.

[Writers-2] Federal Writer's Project, Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State, 1940.

[Goldman-3] Goldman, High Hopes: The Rise and Decline of Buffalo, New York, 1984.

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