Syracuse, N.Y. – These are dark days for the century-old Crucible mill known for forging high-strength steel for car parts, tools and knives. In any given week, up to two-thirds of its 170 ...

Geddes, N.Y. – Raymond Guilfoyle went to work at the Crucible steel plant in Geddes after graduating from St. Patrick’s High School in 1941. Three of his great-uncles had also worked there.

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