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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.
Weir became fascinated with the West Point Iron and Cannon Factory, across the Hudson from West Point, a factory that manufactured most of the large guns for the Union during the Civil War. His third major work was The Gun Foundry, 1866, an unusual interior factory scene that depicts the casting of a Parrott Gun. This work was well received at ...
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.
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.
Maher was the subject of the 1955 film The Long Gray Line, starring Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara. [1] His autobiography was the source material for the film. The film depicts Maher as having been in the U.S. Army for all of his 50 years at West Point; in reality, he was in the Army for 30 years and stayed on for another 20 after retiring.