Fort Pitt Foundry
| Company type | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
Key people | Joseph and Alex McClurg |
| Products | Cannons and cannonballs for the U.S. military |
The Fort Pitt Foundry was a nineteenth-century iron foundry in
The foundry was closed after the Civil War ended.[4] It was eventually sold to a rival in 1878.[5]
References
- ^ "A Great Cannon Foundry". Scientific American (September 10): 165. 1864.
- ^ Donald B. Webster, Jr. (July–August 1962). "Rodman's Great Guns". Ordnance: The Journal of the Army Ordnance Association (July–August). Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "A Twenty-Inch Gun; Casting at the Fort Pitt Foundry" (PDF). The New York Times (Feb. 21). 1864. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- OCLC 5228492.
Dahlgren Fort Pitt Foundry.
- ^ Carl Prine (July 13, 2008). "Fort Pitt foundry known for 'monster' weapons". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.[permanent dead link]