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Honoring a Legacy, Preparing for a New Future

Special Event at Sparrows Point

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pictured: Addie Loretta Houston-Smith, Eddie L. Bartee, Jr., Darlene Redemann, LeRoy Mcclelland, Sr.

On November 24, 2014 Sparrows Point Terminal hosted a special ceremony honoring the legacy of Sparrows Point and its workers in advance of the demolition of the L Blast Furnace.

UMBC's Mill Stories project assisted in assembling the ceremony, which included remarks from project participants Donald Kellner, Addie Loretta Houston-Smith, Mike Lewis and Troy Pritt. Senator Barbara Mikulski, Senator Benjamin Cardin, Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger, State Comptroller Peter Franchot and Sparrows Point Terminal CEO Michael Pedone also spoke during the ceremony.


Posted: November 25, 2014, 4:01 PM