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The Pittsburgh Steamship Company began operations in 1899 by Henry W. Oliver. [1] In 1901 the company became a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation.

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References

  1. Oliver, Henry (1942). Iron Pioneer. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. p. 252.

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