From the September 5, 2011, Clarksville (Tn) Leaf Chronicle.
Clarksville Foundry, dating back to the 1850s, is participating in the National Georgraphic Channel's project to explore the sinking of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley.
The foundry analyzed a piece of iron from the sub to determine its chemical elements, then created a mold and cast a reproduction of a portion of the cunning tower in the channel's 2-hour special "Secret Weapons of the Confederacy" which premiered September 15th.
The Clarksville Foundry is one of America's oldest and one of Tennessee's oldest manufacturing companies., organized in 1847 by H.P. Dorris, produced munitions for the Confederacy. For the past 100 years it has been operated by the Foust family.
They have recently cast an 1847 six-pounder reproduction cannon from period drawings and presented it as a gift to the Fort Defiance Civil War Park in Clarksville.
An Old Company Working With the Past. --Old B-Runner
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