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The West Point Foundry was a major American ironworking and machine shop site in Cold Spring, New York, operating from 1818 to about 1911.Initiated after the War of 1812, it became most famous for its production of Parrott rifle artillery and other munitions during the Civil War, although it also manufactured a variety of iron products for civilian use.
Returning home, Kemble saw an opportunity to introduce the process in the United States. Along with other partners including his brother William and a consortium of investors including General Joseph Gardner Swift of the U.S. Army, around 1817 he founded the West Point Foundry Association to produce artillery pieces for the United States Government.
Robert Parker Parrott (October 5, 1804 – December 24, 1877) was an American soldier and inventor of military ordnance.. Born in Lee, New Hampshire, he was the son of John Fabyan Parrott.
Warren was born in Cold Spring, New York, and named for Gouverneur Kemble, a prominent local Congressman, diplomat, industrialist, and owner of the West Point Foundry.His sister, Emily Warren Roebling, would later play a significant role in building the Brooklyn Bridge.
Wood was born in Wake County, North Carolina, and after graduation obtained a position at the West Point Foundry. [1] He was appointed to the Navy from New York on March 15, 1845, with the rank of chief engineer. [2] [3] He spent his first two years in the navy stationed at the Pensacola Navy Yard, Florida. [2]
Joseph Gardner Swift (December 31, 1783 – July 22, 1865) was an American soldier who, in 1802, became the first graduate of the newly instituted United States Military Academy in West Point, New York; he would later serve as its third superintendent from 1812 to 1814, and as chief of engineers of the United States Army from 1812 to 1818.
Flagler was assigned to inspection duty at the West Point Foundry in October 1863 and remained there until May 1864. He was then transferred to the Army's Ordnance office in Washington, where he remained until June 1865.
He transferred to the Ordnance Corps in 1878 and served at the West Point Foundry, Springfield Arsenal and Sandy Hook Proving Ground. [3] He was instrumental in the introduction of steel-forged built-up guns for coastal artillery in the United States. [4] He served as a Lieutenant Colonel of volunteers in Cuba during the Spanish–American War.