Industry has played an important role within the Susquehanna Heritage Area region since the mid-1800s. Small-scale, localized early mills and lumbering operations gave way to concentrated, large-scale manufacturing and mass-production after the Civil War. Concentrations of commercial and industrial buildings, served by railroad lines, created new urban industrial districts. The jobs and prosperity brought by industrial concerns created much of the built environment visible in riverfront communities today: grand public buildings, industrial complexes, ornate commercial and office buildings, streets of fine mansions, immigrant enclaves, and neighborhoods created as company towns. The twentieth century saw the merging of companies to form larger conglomerates and the rise of innovative technology companies in the region.
- Subtheme 3A: The Early Forest Industries
- Subtheme 3B: Rise of the Factory Economy
- Subtheme 3C: The World Comes to Work
- Subtheme 3D: Welfare Capitalism and Labor Practices
- Subtheme 3E: Valley of Innovation
- Subtheme 3F: Challenges of a Changing World
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