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West Point Foundry [electronic resource] / Trudie A. Grace and Mark Forlow.
Author
Grace, Trudie
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, c2014.
Description
1 online resource (127 p.) : chiefly ill., maps, ports.
Availability
Available Online
Online Content
Details
Subject(s)
West Point Foundry Association
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History
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Pictorial works
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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New York (State)
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Cold Spring (Putnam County)
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Pictorial works
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Foundries
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New York (State)
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Cold Spring (Putnam County)
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History
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Pictorial works
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Ordnance
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United States
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Manufacture
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History
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19th century
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Pictorial works
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Cold Spring (Putnam County, N.Y.)
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Antiquities
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Pictorial works
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Cold Spring (Putnam County, N.Y.)
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History
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Pictorial works
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Cold Spring (Putnam County, N.Y.)
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History, Military
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19th century
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Pictorial works
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Author
Forlow, Mark
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Series
Images of America
Summary note
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.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 127).
Other title(s)
Images of America: a history of American life in images and texts.
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