Description: West Point Foundry, New York, Images of America, Paperback Established in 1817 as a cannon foundry, the West Point Foundry at Cold Spring in the Hudson Highlands was one of the first major industrial sites in the United States. The foundry and its many iron products, most significantly artillery and other ordnance, played a central role in the nation's industrial development. At its peak during the Civil War, the foundry manufactured cannons of several types, including Dahlgrens, Rodmans, and--most prolifically--Parrott rifles, which were widely employed and crucial to the Union victory. Among other products were the first American steam locomotives, marine engines and boilers for early steamships and warships, sugar mills, aqueduct pipes, dynamite and disappearing guns, architectural columns, and industrial machinery. Rare photographs and other images, mostly from the 19th century, trace the foundry's story from its early years through the period of Civil War production to its eventual status as a site of archaeological excavation.
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Location: Ossining, New York
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Unbranded
Personalize: No
Type: Picture Book
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Personalized: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
MPN: 9781467120647
Inscribed: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Vintage: No
Book Title: West Point Foundry
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Topic: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, Customs & Traditions, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa), Industries / Manufacturing
Item Height: 0.3 in
Publication Year: 2014
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Architecture, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Trudie A. Grace, Mark Forlow
Item Width: 6.5 in
Book Series: Images of America Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
