<P> The flourishing of industrial manufacturing in the region was caused in part by the close proximity to the Great Lakes waterways , and abundance of paved roads , water canals and railroads . After the transportation infrastructure linked the iron ore found in northern Minnesota , Wisconsin and Upper Michigan with the coal mined from Appalachian Mountains , the Steel Belt was born . Soon it developed into the Factory Belt with its great American manufacturing cities : Chicago , Buffalo , Detroit , Milwaukee , Cincinnati , Toledo , Cleveland , St. Louis , and Pittsburgh among others . This region for decades served as a magnet for immigrants from Austria - Hungary , Poland and Russia who provided the industrial facilities with inexpensive labor . </P>
<P> The flourishing of industrial manufacturing in the region was caused in part by the close proximity to the Great Lakes waterways , and abundance of paved roads , water canals and railroads . After the transportation infrastructure linked the iron ore found in northern Minnesota , Wisconsin and Upper Michigan with the coal mined from Appalachian Mountains , the Steel Belt was born . Soon it developed into the Factory Belt with its great American manufacturing cities : Chicago , Buffalo , Detroit , Milwaukee , Cincinnati , Toledo , Cleveland , St. Louis , and Pittsburgh among others . This region for decades served as a magnet for immigrants from Austria - Hungary , Poland and Russia who provided the industrial facilities with inexpensive labor . </P>
where has the us manufacturing belt been traditionally located ( specific cities )
where has the us manufacturing belt been traditionally located ( specific cities )
Chicago Buffalo Detroit Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo Cleveland Louis Pittsburgh
Chicago Buffalo Detroit Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo Cleveland Louis Pittsburgh