Portsmouth Foundry and Machine Works

c. 1863

has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west on 3rd Street.

Lufkin Foundry and Machine Company

Chartered in 1902 as a repair shop and parts supply house for local sawmills, Lufkin Foundry & Machine Company was begun by J.H. Kurth, Frank Kavanaugh, Sr., Frank Kavanaugh, Jr., Eli Wiener and Simon Henderson. Later, under the leadership of ...

United States Pipe and Foundry Company

On March 3, 1899, the United States Pipe and Foundry Company was incorporated consolidating 14 iron and steel foundries in 9 states. One of these foundries, the Howard-Harrison Iron Company of Bessemer, was founded in 1889. In 1911, the Dimmick ...

The Lafayette Foundry

1836

On this site stood the LaFayette Foundry, built in 1836 by Alexander Boyles. This operation employed many laborers and the success of the industry resulted in the sale of building lots along Union Turnpike (now Route 15) by Joseph Northrup, ...

Tannehill Furnace And Foundry

(1829-1865)

2 ½ miles East - the beginning of Steel Industry in this area. Iron Ore, reduced by charcoal, hauled by oxcart, was made into plows, pots, cannon and munitions.

State Park- Camping, Nature Trails, Swimming and Fishing Early American Restorations.

Marker is ...

Site of First Iron Foundry in America

Site of First

Iron Foundry in America

Established in 1619

Marker is on Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) 0.4 miles from Chippenham Parkway, on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Birmingham Iron Foundry Veterans Memorial

[ Right tablet ]

Roll of Honor

Employees Of

Birmingham Iron Foundry

Who Served Their Country

In the World War

1917 – 1919

Dominick Ferrazzoli • J. Kanconvitch • August Romagnoli • Theodore V. Busk • Joseph Scarpa • ...

Foundry Dock Park

Our Stretch of the River

This serene site was once the bustling lifeline to the West Point Foundry, an industrial marvel and a technological powerhouse of its day.

On the Waterfront

Just after the War of 1812, President James Madison designated Cold Spring ...

Downieville Foundry

Built in 1855 by Soloman Purdy of timbers mortised and fastened with wooden pegs. The “coke” and pig iron used was shipped “Around the Horn” to San Francisco then by pack train to Downieville at a cost of $40.00 per ...

The Cupola Furnace and Foundry

The cupola furnace was last used here as part of the carwheel foundry, where railroad carwheels were cast until the 1950’s. The wall in front of you is the back wall of the building, and the arch behind you is ...