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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.
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.
While employed at West Point, Parrott and his brother Peter also assumed management of the operation of the Kemble-owned furnaces in Orange County, New York. The brothers purchased a ⅓ interest in Greenwood Furnace from a minority holder in 1837, and bought it entirely from the Kembles in 1839.
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]
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.
Mahan was born in New York City on April 2, 1802, the son of Irish Catholic immigrants John Mahan and Mary (Cleary) Mahan. [2] He was raised and educated in Norfolk, Virginia, and in 1820 received an appointment to the United States Military Academy from U.S. Representative Thomas Newton Jr. [2] [3] Mahan graduated in 1824, first in his class. [2]
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.