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Steelworks Center seeks National Park Service grant, outlines Bessemer programs and partnership with new mill owners

Pueblo City Council · November 12, 2025
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Steelworks Center of the West sought a National Park Service restoration grant of about $640,000 for its museum, described extensive CF&I archives and told council about local Bessemer town halls and coordination with new mill owners Rocky Mountain Steel/Orion Steel.

Christina Trujillo, executive director of the Steelworks Center of the West, told council the nonprofit preserves Colorado Fuel & Iron (CF&I) records and operates a museum and educational programs. Trujillo said the center applied for a National Park Service grant for just over $640,000 to pay for museum repairs — a new roof, windows and doors, stucco work, drainage fixes and soffit repair — that she projects could begin in 2026 if funded.

Trujillo described the center's archives as…

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