First Electric Arc Furnace in the Western Hemisphere - Shasta Dam
N 40° 42.942 W 122° 24.954
10T E 549334 N 4507361
This dam was the first electric-arc furnace in the Western Hemisphere.
Waymark Code: WMJ4A8
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2013
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ASM International
the Materials Information Society
Has designated Heroult Electric Arc Furnace an Historical Landmark
In 1907, at Shasta County, the first electric arc furnace in the Western Hemisphere was utilized for the direct production of iron from this area's indigenous resources of magaitte (FE3O1), charcoal, limestone, and hydro electricity, it operated at the town of Heroult, Ca, named in honor of the furnace inventor Paul Geroult of France (who assisted in the installation). The town site, located at the confluence of the Pit and McCloud rivers, was subsequently submerged by the rising waters behind Shasta Dam in 1945.
1998
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1907
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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