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Steelton is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, three miles (5 km) southeast of Harrisburg. The population was 5,858 at the 2000 census. The borough is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. It has 2 neighborhoods; Uptown and East End. ==History== Steelton was incorporated as a borough on 19 January, 1880. It was named from the steel industry contained within its borders. The extensive works of the Pennsylvania Steel Company, later operated by Bethlehem Steel, are located along the Susquehanna River in Steelton. Also present at one time were brickyards, a flouring mill, and machine shops. Steelton is the birthplace of Homer Litzenberg, the Korean War hero who commanded the 7th Marine Regiment during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. 19 people were killed and 199 injured, when a Baseball Special train from Harrisburg to Philadelphia derailed at Steelton on 28 July 1962. Three of nine cars landed in the Susquehanna River. A passing U.S. Navy drill team participated in the rescue efforts.〔(U.S. Navy All Hands magazine ) (December 1962 ), pp. 16-19.〕 The Steelton High School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steelton, Pennsylvania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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