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Workers at Kaiser Aluminum producing first
aluminum

On November 17, 1957, workers at Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood produced the first aluminum in West Virginia's Ohio Valley.

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"Kaiser Produces First Aluminum in Valley"
"Plant Production Started" (Kaiser Aluminum)
"Look Homeward, Angel" (Kaiser Aluminum)
Cover of Kaiser Aluminum News, Summer 1958
Video Clip of Kaiser Aluminum     (dialup)   (broadband)
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