Pittsburgh Steam Engine Company
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The Pittsburgh Steam Engine Company, originally known as the Pittsburgh Engine Company,[1] was a company founded in 1811[2] by Oliver Evans to manufacture high-pressure steam engines.
History
This company opened for business shortly after Fulton's low-pressure New Orleans left Pittsburgh on her maiden voyage as the first steamboat west of the Appalachian Mountains. It was located at the corner of Front Street and Redoubt Alley in Downtown Pittsburgh, just blocks from the Monongahela wharf.
In addition to engines, the company made other heavy equipment and iron castings, including anchors on ships used by Commodore Perry in the War of 1812 on Lake Erie.[3]
The company also manufactured rolling mills for the iron industry.
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