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The Steel That Built a City
1940s–1980s

The Steel That Built a City

How Kaiser Steel's Fontana plant transformed a small agricultural town into an industrial powerhouse during World War II, shaping the identity of a community for decades to come.

IndustryWorld War IIEconomic HistoryFontanaInland Empire

Credits: Research and writing by the Fontana Heritage team.