The Fort Pitt Foundry was a nineteenth-century iron foundry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was originally established at Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street in 1804 by Joseph McClurg, …

Oct 5, 2023 · This article delves into the fascinating history of the Fort Pitt Foundry, exploring its contributions to the military and its impact on the development of artillery. Origins and Early …

Apr 29, 2022 · The famous Rodman Gun was one of many produced during the Civil War by the C. Knapp Foundry, later the Fort Pitt Foundry. This gun was the largest in the world at the time …

Fort Pitt was a fort built by British forces between 1759 and 1761 during the French and Indian War at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, where the Ohio River is …

The Fort Pitt Foundry's Rodman gun sits ina Brooklyn park near Fort Hamilton and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Opposite page: The April23,1862 Harper's Weekly featured the foundry, …

Jul 5, 2022 · Once one of Pittsburg's more advanced steel foundries, by the 1980s Fort Pitt Casting was abandoned and left for about 30 years to nature. Click here to find out why it's all …

Jan 5, 2017 · Known as the manufacturer of the largest guns ever cast, the Fort Pitt Foundry made cannons for three U.S. wars, including the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War and …

Mar 30, 2017 · Cast at Pittsburgh’s Fort Pitt Foundry in 1864, Rodman’s Columbiad was a marvel of military engineering and epitomized the prodigious power of the Iron City’s industry.

Feb 25, 2024 · The Fort Pitt Foundry also produced the largest cannon in the world at that time. Called the Rodman Columbiad cannon, it was 20 feet long and weighed 58 tons.

Pittsburgh's Fort Pitt Foundry in the Civil War Articles. Published 1998-12-01 Arthur B. Fox; Arthur B. Fox PDF Abstract - PDF The Historical Society retains the right to reprint articles in any …