Collecting the Steel Stories of Sparrows Point

Published: April 16, 2019, 1:34 p.m.

Steel-making was the throbbing heart of Sparrows Point for more than a century. With the “Bethlehem Steel Legacy project,” The Baltimore Museum of Industry and Tradepoint Atlantic intend to document steel at the Point--from its rise to its demise--by engaging the community.Auni Gelles, the museum’s community programs manager and director of interpretation Beth Maloney share some of what people have told them. Plus WYPR reporter John Lee tells us what Sparrows Point looks like today, and what’s planned for the future and we hear excerpts from ----Mill Stories.----