Rivers of Steel

Built in 1892 as a hotel for the rapidly growing worker's ward of Homestead, the Bost Building was at the center of one of American labor history's most dramatic episodes—the Homestead Lockout and Strike. Now a National Historic Landmark, the Bost Building serves as the Visitors’ Center for the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area. Guests can enjoy permanent exhibits on the 1892 Battle of Homestead and on the U.S. Steel Homestead Works, in addition to temporary exhibitions that often draw from Rivers of Steel’s extensive archival collections. Rivers of Steel is a nonprofit that manages the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, an eight-country region in southwestern Pennsylvania linked by a shared cultural and industrial heritage. Rivers of Steel actively promotes education and heritage tourism through its attractions and programs, including tours of the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark and heritage sightseeing tours of Pittsburgh on the Explorer riverboat.