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A First in Steel

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The world's first continuous steel sheet rolling mill was put into operation here in 1923. Conceived by John B. Titus and built by ARMCO, the process was rated as one of the great inventions in human history. In 1953, a hot strip mill replaced the first continuous mill.
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