{"id":6671,"date":"2013-08-30T07:57:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T11:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/?p=6671"},"modified":"2013-09-01T22:19:17","modified_gmt":"2013-09-02T02:19:17","slug":"man-vs-100-ton-hunk-of-slag-at-port-of-rochester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/2013\/08\/man-vs-100-ton-hunk-of-slag-at-port-of-rochester\/","title":{"rendered":"Man vs. The 100 Ton Hunk of Slag"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFor the past few weeks workers have been attacking a 100 ton hunk of slag that was discovered at the Port of Rochester last spring<\/a>. Yesterday I noticed the giant plume of smoke from the O’rorke Bridge and made my way down to the scene of this epic battle. When the dust settles, who will remain standing? Man? Or The Slag?<\/p>\n

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\nThis is what the beast looked like in June. It’s called a “button” and it’s made up of limestone, phosphate, iron and other heavy metals; the byproduct of the iron-making process. It was created by a huge blast furnace once operated here by the Quinnesee Iron Mining Company nearly a century ago. [Read more about the “button”<\/a>]<\/p>\n