Post by petrolino on Jul 8, 2018 3:36:55 GMT
Did they close down some of the steel mills and metal operations in Ohio (Lorain, Springfield, Warren, Youngstown ...)?
'During the 1960s and 1970s, Midwestern and Eastern states, such as Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, became known as the Rustbelt. During this twenty year period, these states experienced economic and population declines as many businesses moved out of the region to either foreign countries or to the Sunbelt, Southern states like Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Arizona, and California, among other states. There were several reasons for this decline. Many people preferred the warmer climate and sunshine of the South, the Sunbelt, than the colder temperatures and snow of the North, the Rustbelt.'
- Ohio History Central