steel town

noun

: a town where steel is made
She came from a steel town in Pennsylvania.

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Once a rough-and-tumble steel town, Pittsburgh’s in the midst of a massive makeover—and the Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh, a funky, super-stylish Kimpton outpost is helping to lead the charge. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 In October 1948, a thick haze rolled into Donora, Pennsylvania, a steel town in the Monongahela Valley, south of Pittsburgh. — Ella Whitman, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026 As the longtime restaurant writer for The Birmingham News and the Alabama Media Group, I was blessed to have a seat at the chef’s counter and to get to share the story of Birmingham’s transformation from a steel town into one of the South’s great food cities. — Bob Carlton, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026 Growing up in one of America’s fastest-shrinking cities—the flood-prone steel town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania—Tatiana Triplin didn’t have much of a choice but to find a musical community online. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for steel town

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“Steel town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steel%20town. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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