{"product_id":"sparrows-point-9780738544298","title":"Sparrows Point","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA history of \u003ci\u003eSparrows Point\u003c\/i\u003e is a history of American ships and steel. Learn about \u003ci\u003eThe Point's\u003c\/i\u003ehistory of industrial and naval progress.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSparrows Point\u003c\/i\u003e was on the map nearly a century before the city of Baltimore was laid out and just 20 years after the colony of Maryland was established.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After receiving a land grant from Lord Baltimore in 1652, Thomas Sparrow named the area \u003ci\u003eSparrow's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e; although he never lived here and his heirs eventually disposed of the 600 acres, his name stuck. In 1886, the \u003ci\u003ePennsylvania Steel Company\u003c\/i\u003e purchased 385 acres from Capt. and Mrs. William Fitzell, and work began immediately on a new plant, a shipyard, and a company town. \u003ci\u003eFurnace A\u003c\/i\u003e was fired up in October 1889. That same year, passenger rail service to and from Baltimore commenced. Meanwhile, laborers who chose to reside in the company town rented houses on streets with letters and numbers for names in locations designated by their job and race. By 1916, \u003ci\u003eBethlehem Steel\u003c\/i\u003e had acquired \u003ci\u003eSparrows Point\u003c\/i\u003e. Over time, \u003ci\u003eThe Point\u003c\/i\u003e would become the world's largest steel mill, supported by a prosperous, self-sufficient town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738544298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.61w x 0.35d","brand":"Gary Helton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36641157218460,"sku":"9780738544298","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a7f18dbf-604e-42ed-a64b-a2eff1d78b9c.jpg?v=1603853218","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sparrows-point-9780738544298","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}